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Shadow chancellor John McDonnell has remained defiant after he was criticised for branding Winston Churchill a "villain".
Theresa May joined ex-foreign secretary Boris Johnson in leading a chorus of criticism after the Labour heavyweight made the comment in reference to the the way Churchill dealt with striking Welsh miners while home secretary in 1910.
Churchill's decision to send troops to support police quelling riots in Tonypandy has long been a subject of historical debate.
Theresa May joined ex-foreign secretary Boris Johnson in leading a chorus of criticism after the Labour heavyweight made the comment in reference to the the way Churchill dealt with striking Welsh miners while home secretary in 1910.
Churchill's decision to send troops to support police quelling riots in Tonypandy has long been a subject of historical debate.