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Democratic EU is ‘vital’
McDonnell lauds the ‘left opportunity’ of Camp Remain
A DEMOCRATIC European Union is “urgently and vitally needed,” John McDonnell told leftwingers pushing to stay part of the neoliberal trading bloc on Saturday.
The shadow chancellor joined a host of speakers at the Vote In — Another Europe is Possible conference, including former Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis, Green Party MP Caroline Lucas and journalist Owen Jones.
He told the London rally that the movement to reform the EU into a democratic force has been growing across the continent.
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