John McDonnell urges millions to take to streets to oust PM as Corbyn stacks Cabinet with leftie allies

LABOUR'S Marxist Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell last night called for a million people to take to the streets to oust Theresa May from power.

He risked a backlash as he urged mass protests against austerity too and said he wanted “every union mobilised,” telling left-wingers across the UK: “Get out on the streets”.

It coincided with plans from left-wing groups to hold a protest march on July 1 to pile pressure on “Theresa and the terrorists” - a reference to the Northern Ireland’s hardline unionist party the DUP.

Last night Jeremy Corbyn snubbed top Labour moderates as he filled his Shadow Cabinet with left-wingers.

Senior Labour MPs including Yvette Cooper, Chuka Umunna, Ed Miliband and Angela Eagle were overlooked in favour of junior figures.

The hard-left leader appointed fellow leftie Owen Smith - who tried to oust him in last year’s leadership election - as Shadow Northern Ireland Secretary.

Andrew Gwynne was rewarded for running Labour’s election campaign - which saw Labour gain 30 seats - with a promotion to Shadow Communities and Local Government Secretary. He will also stay as the party’s co-national campaign coordinator as the party prepares for another general election.

And Mr Corbyn handed the Scotland brief to Lesley Laird - just days after being elected as the new MP for Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath.

This has been seen as a snub to Ian Murray - who was Labour’s only MP in Scotland but who quit the frontbench last year in protest at Mr Corbyn’s leadership.

The Labour leader said the “strengthened shadow cabinet” would help the party win power.

He has put the party on “a permanent campaign footing” as he expects Theresa May’s deal with the DUP to fall apart.

Mr Corbyn has also appointed his hard-left ally Ian Lavery as chair of the Labour party in addition to his current role of co-national campaign coordinator to “strengthen our campaigning and party organisation”.

Lyn Brown continues as acting Shadow Home Secretary while Diane Abbott recovers from illness.

Yesterday Ms Abbott - one of Mr Corbyn’s closest allies - revealed she had type 2 diabetes.

After completing his frontbench appointments, Mr Corbyn said: “I look forward to working with the strengthened shadow cabinet as we prepare a government in waiting to carry out our manifesto for the many not the few.

“Our party is now on a permanent campaign footing in anticipation of the failure of Theresa May’s attempt to establish a stable administration with the support of the DUP.”