"[he would be glad to] go back to the 1980s and assassinate Thatcher."
— John McDonnell

January 1, 1970

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Members of the Parliament of the United KingdomSocialists from EnglandLabour Party (UK) politiciansWomen's rights activistsMarxists
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McDonnell withdrew from the campaign on 9 June 2010 because he could not gather sufficient nominations. In his September 2015 appearance on the BBC's Question Time he said: "It was an appalling joke. It's ended my career in standup, let’s put it that way, and I apologise for it as well."