by Ben Chacko at Maritime House
SHADOW chancellor John McDonnell roused a crowd of hundreds at the annual RMT Cuba Garden Party last night as he said a Labour government would be a “staunch ally” of the socialist island.
“When, not if, a Labour government is elected, we will be your staunch allies – we will support trade to stop any attack that Trump and the US try to make against Cuba,” he said to noisy applause.
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