Thousands back petition to make Queen pay for Buckingham Palace repairs as John McDonnell says 'we'd welcome it'

More than 80,000 people have backed a petition for the Queen to fund Buckingham Palace"s £369m makeover - and they have some support from John McDonnell. Labour"s Shadow Chancellor said it was right to fix up the "public monument" but "we"d welcome" a Royal contribution, adding: "I wouldn"t . view full post