‘A bit of snobbishness’: shadow environment secretary on criticism of his inner-city background

Jim McMahon rejects idea that someone in his job has to be from a farming background

You won’t find Jim McMahon standing in the rolling fields of his family farm, or posing with newly born piglets in his rural constituency.

If Labour wins the next general election, the shadow environment secretary will be unlike many of his predecessors in the job, who are often from farming backgrounds. McMahon grew up in inner-city Manchester and brought up his children in Oldham, where he has lived for more than 20 years and been an MP since 2015.

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​Jim McMahon rejects idea that someone in his job has to be from a farming backgroundYou won’t find Jim McMahon standing in the rolling fields of his family farm, or posing with newly born piglets in his rural constituency.If Labour wins the next general election, the shadow environment secretary will be unlike many of his predecessors in the job, who are often from farming backgrounds. McMahon grew up in inner-city Manchester and brought up his children in Oldham, where he has lived for more than 20 years and been an MP since 2015. Continue reading…