Labour's John McDonnell pays hard-Left union militant for guidance on economic policy

• James Meadway is employed by Transport Salaried Staffs' Affiliation, which has held a collection of crippling Tube strikes
• Shadow Chancellor has paid £47,000 to have him on secondment
• Mr Meadway, who co-authored a e-book known as Marx for At the moment, is a former member of the militant Socialist Employees' Celebration

By Daniel Martin, Chief Political Correspondent For The Every day Mail

Revealed: 20:35 EST, 23 December 2016 | Up to date: 21:28 EST, 23 December 2016

A tough-Left union official works on the coronary heart of the Labour Celebration as John McDonnell's (above) financial adviser, it emerged yesterday

A tough-Left union official works on the coronary heart of the Labour Celebration as John McDonnell's financial adviser, it emerged yesterday.

James Meadway is employed by the Transport Salaried Staffs' Affiliation, which has held a collection of crippling Tube strikes.

It's now identified that the Shadow Chancellor has paid £47,000 to have him on secondment. 

The Commons register of pursuits reveals Mr McDonnell has sought steering on financial coverage from the union since December final 12 months.

Tory MP James Berry mentioned: 'This newest wave of strikes reveals how little Labour's commerce union paymasters care in regards to the considerations of extraordinary working individuals.

'Now we discover there's a senior union official working contained in the Labour Shadow Chancellor's workplace, serving to to form coverage throughout the get together. 

'This raises critical questions on Labour's place and why they proceed to refuse to sentence the strike motion.'

Mr Meadway, who co-authored a e-book known as Marx for At the moment, is a former member of the militant Socialist Employees' Celebration.

His appointment was made quickly after the Shadow Chancellor introduced Labour would 'robotically' assist strikes wherever they're going down.

It emerged final 12 months that Mr McDonnell tried to cover the truth that he was receiving union recommendation, however needed to come clear when the Commons authorities confirmed that that they had launched an investigation.

Tory MP James Berry mentioned: 'This newest wave of strikes reveals how little Labour's commerce union paymasters care in regards to the considerations of extraordinary working individuals'

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