Early Day Motions

Julian Assange, press freedom and public-interest journalism

EDM (Early Day Motion) 719: tabled on 14 July 2020

Tabled in the 2019-21 session.

This motion has been signed by 26 Members. It has not yet had any amendments submitted.

Motion text

That this House notes the July 2020 statement by the National Union of Journalists, the International Federation of Journalists, Reporters Without Borders and others in relation to the WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and affirms its commitment to press freedom and public-interest journalism.

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.

Burgon, Richard
Labour
Signed on 14 July 2020
Leeds East
Primary
Begum, Apsana
Labour
Signed on 14 July 2020
Poplar and Limehouse
McDonnell, John
Labour
Signed on 14 July 2020
Hayes and Harlington
Long Bailey, Rebecca
Labour
Signed on 14 July 2020
Salford and Eccles
Ali, Tahir
Labour
Signed on 14 July 2020
Birmingham, Hall Green
Ribeiro-Addy, Bell
Labour
Signed on 14 July 2020
Streatham

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

Webbe, Claudia
Labour
Signed on 14 July 2020
Leicester East
Abbott, Ms Diane
Labour
Signed on 15 July 2020
Hackney North and Stoke Newington
Osborne, Kate
Labour
Signed on 15 July 2020
Jarrow
MacAskill, Kenny
Scottish National Party
Signed on 15 July 2020
East Lothian
Robinson, Gavin
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on 15 July 2020
Belfast East
Lavery, Ian
Labour
Signed on 15 July 2020
Wansbeck
Byrne, Ian
Labour
Signed on 16 July 2020
Liverpool, West Derby
Mearns, Ian
Labour
Signed on 16 July 2020
Gateshead
Lewis, Clive
Labour
Signed on 16 July 2020
Norwich South
Corbyn, Jeremy
Labour
Signed on 16 July 2020
Islington North
Morris, Grahame
Labour
Signed on 16 July 2020
Easington
Saville Roberts, Liz
Plaid Cymru
Signed on 16 July 2020
Dwyfor Meirionnydd
Lucas, Caroline
Green Party
Signed on 16 July 2020
Brighton, Pavilion
Sheppard, Tommy
Scottish National Party
Signed on 20 July 2020
Edinburgh East
Day, Martyn
Scottish National Party
Signed on 1 September 2020
Linlithgow and East Falkirk
Black, Mhairi
Scottish National Party
Signed on 1 September 2020
Paisley and Renfrewshire South
Hanvey, Neale
Scottish National Party
Signed on 23 September 2020
Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath
Brown, Alan
Scottish National Party
Signed on 13 October 2020
Kilmarnock and Loudoun
Sultana, Zarah
Labour
Signed on 14 October 2020
Coventry South
Lake, Ben
Plaid Cymru
Signed on 2 November 2020
Ceredigion

There are no withdrawn signatures for this motion.