Early Day Motions

George Floyd and the Black Lives Matter campaign

EDM (Early Day Motion) 564: tabled on 04 June 2020

Tabled in the 2019-21 session.

This motion has been signed by 61 Members. It has not yet had any amendments submitted.

Motion text

That this House stands in solidarity with the friends, family and community of George Floyd in Minneapolis; recognises that George Floyd is tragically another name on the long list of unarmed Black men that have died in police custody in the United States of America (USA); notes that state-sanctioned racism is not solely an issue in the USA but also one that we experience here in the UK; acknowledges that Black people suffer disproportionately from police use of force, are more likely to receive harsher sentences than their white counterparts, and are over-represented in the prison population; is alarmed that between 1995 and 2015, regardless of the circumstances, no police office was prosecuted over the death of a Black person in custody; believes that Black Lives Matter; supports the Black Lives Matter campaign; calls on the UK Government to challenge institutional racism and address the racial disparities in our criminal justice system.

The first 6 Members who have signed to support the motion are the sponsors. The primary sponsor is generally the person who tabled the motion and has responsibility for it. The date shown is when the Member signed the motion.

Ribeiro-Addy, Bell
Labour
Signed on 4 June 2020
Streatham
Primary
Sultana, Zarah
Labour
Signed on 4 June 2020
Coventry South
Abbott, Ms Diane
Labour
Signed on 4 June 2020
Hackney North and Stoke Newington
Burgon, Richard
Labour
Signed on 4 June 2020
Leeds East
Begum, Apsana
Labour
Signed on 4 June 2020
Poplar and Limehouse
Webbe, Claudia
Labour
Signed on 4 June 2020
Leicester East

In addition to the sponsors, the following Members have signed to support the motion.

Farry, Stephen
Alliance
Signed on 4 June 2020
North Down
Lucas, Caroline
Green Party
Signed on 4 June 2020
Brighton, Pavilion
Thomson, Richard
Scottish National Party
Signed on 4 June 2020
Gordon
Lake, Ben
Plaid Cymru
Signed on 4 June 2020
Ceredigion
McLaughlin, Anne
Scottish National Party
Signed on 4 June 2020
Glasgow North East
Thewliss, Alison
Scottish National Party
Signed on 4 June 2020
Glasgow Central
Ferrier, Margaret
Scottish National Party
Signed on 4 June 2020
Rutherglen and Hamilton West
Brock, Deidre
Scottish National Party
Signed on 4 June 2020
Edinburgh North and Leith
Osamor, Kate
Labour
Signed on 4 June 2020
Edmonton
Cooper, Daisy
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 4 June 2020
St Albans
Hobhouse, Wera
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 4 June 2020
Bath
Wilson, Munira
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 4 June 2020
Twickenham
Grady, Patrick
Scottish National Party
Signed on 4 June 2020
Glasgow North
Olney, Sarah
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 4 June 2020
Richmond Park
Hendry, Drew
Scottish National Party
Signed on 5 June 2020
Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey
Dorans, Allan
Scottish National Party
Signed on 5 June 2020
Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock
Chamberlain, Wendy
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 5 June 2020
North East Fife
Morris, Grahame
Labour
Signed on 5 June 2020
Easington
Lewis, Clive
Labour
Signed on 5 June 2020
Norwich South
Osborne, Kate
Labour
Signed on 5 June 2020
Jarrow
Monaghan, Carol
Scottish National Party
Signed on 5 June 2020
Glasgow North West
Hanna, Claire
Social Democratic & Labour Party
Signed on 5 June 2020
Belfast South
McDonald, Stewart Malcolm
Scottish National Party
Signed on 5 June 2020
Glasgow South
Lewell-Buck, Mrs Emma
Labour
Signed on 5 June 2020
South Shields
Howarth, Sir George
Labour
Signed on 5 June 2020
Knowsley
Oswald, Kirsten
Scottish National Party
Signed on 5 June 2020
East Renfrewshire
Bonnar, Steven
Scottish National Party
Signed on 5 June 2020
Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill
Eagle, Maria
Labour
Signed on 5 June 2020
Garston and Halewood
Eastwood, Colum
Social Democratic & Labour Party
Signed on 5 June 2020
Foyle
Stone, Jamie
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 5 June 2020
Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
Yasin, Mohammad
Labour
Signed on 5 June 2020
Bedford
Vaz, Valerie
Labour
Signed on 6 June 2020
Walsall South
Timms, Stephen
Labour
Signed on 7 June 2020
East Ham
Crawley, Angela
Scottish National Party
Signed on 8 June 2020
Lanark and Hamilton East
Farron, Tim
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 8 June 2020
Westmorland and Lonsdale
Callaghan, Amy
Scottish National Party
Signed on 8 June 2020
East Dunbartonshire
Sheppard, Tommy
Scottish National Party
Signed on 8 June 2020
Edinburgh East
Hill, Mike
Labour
Signed on 8 June 2020
Hartlepool
Huq, Dr Rupa
Labour
Signed on 8 June 2020
Ealing Central and Acton
Whittome, Nadia
Labour
Signed on 8 June 2020
Nottingham East
Barker, Paula
Labour
Signed on 8 June 2020
Liverpool, Wavertree
Saville Roberts, Liz
Plaid Cymru
Signed on 8 June 2020
Dwyfor Meirionnydd
Cruddas, Jon
Labour
Signed on 8 June 2020
Dagenham and Rainham
Davies, Geraint
Labour
Signed on 8 June 2020
Swansea West
Nicolson, John
Scottish National Party
Signed on 8 June 2020
Ochil and South Perthshire
Cryer, John
Labour
Signed on 8 June 2020
Leyton and Wanstead
Byrne, Ian
Labour
Signed on 8 June 2020
Liverpool, West Derby
Lavery, Ian
Labour
Signed on 9 June 2020
Wansbeck
Stephens, Chris
Scottish National Party
Signed on 9 June 2020
Glasgow South West
Ali, Tahir
Labour
Signed on 9 June 2020
Birmingham, Hall Green
Fellows, Marion
Scottish National Party
Signed on 10 June 2020
Motherwell and Wishaw
McDonald, Stuart C
Scottish National Party
Signed on 15 June 2020
Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
Davey, Sir Edward
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 15 June 2020
Kingston and Surbiton
McDonnell, John
Labour
Signed on 16 July 2020
Hayes and Harlington
Russell-Moyle, Lloyd
Labour
Signed on 15 September 2020
Brighton, Kemptown

There are no withdrawn signatures for this motion.