Skip to main content
Listen Now
LBC logo

Tom Swarbrick

4pm - 6pm
On Air Now
Listen Now
LBC news logo

John Stratford

4pm - 7pm

Moment John McDonnell Phoned LBC During Trade Union Phone-In

Share

This is the moment an LBC phone-in with union boss Dave Ward was interrupted by a call from the shadow chancellor.

The general secretary of the Communication Workers' Union was taking calls from LBC listeners when John McDonnell phoned in.

The Labour frontbencher, who was introduced as “John from Hayes”, wanted to discuss the Archbishop of Canterbury’s speech at the TUC last week.

John McDonnell interrupted an LBC phone-in on Tuesday evening
John McDonnell interrupted an LBC phone-in on Tuesday evening. Picture: PA/LBC

Mr McDonnell described Archbishop Welby's talk, in which he called zero hour contracts the “reincarnation of an ancient evil”, as “fascinating”.

“People just want an element of guaranteed hours so at least they can plan their lives,” the shadow chancellor told Iain Dale and Mr Ward.

It was an unexpected turn to the hour-long phone-in and LBC listeners loved it.

Watch the moment in full above.