Motion text
That this House recognises the immense suffering caused by Alex Belfield to his victims; condemns the grievous abuse of social media by the perpetrator who repeatedly exposed his victims to hatred, intimidation and harassment online; reiterates the comments of Justice Saini that the women who gave witness acted with substantial courage and real fortitude in coming to court about matters that had a very substantial negative mental health impact on them; reflects on the ruinous physical and mental impact that this campaign of targeted stalking and harassment has had on victims with them attaining little to no support from the BBC; is concerned that the help victims received from the BBC was remote, unconcerned and without sympathy; believes that there must be an urgent reflection to identify the mistakes that were made; therefore calls on the BBC to commission an independent inquiry into the handling of this case and treatment of all staff who have been harassed.
Signatures (9)
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.
Sheerman, Mr Barry
Labour
Signed on
18 October 2022
Webbe, Claudia
Independent
Signed on
20 October 2022
Qureshi, Yasmin
Labour
Signed on
21 October 2022
Johnson, Kim
Labour
Signed on
24 October 2022
Begum, Apsana
Labour
Signed on
25 October 2022
Maskell, Rachael
Labour
Signed on
27 October 2022
In addition to the sponsors, the following Members have signed to support the motion.
There are no withdrawn signatures for this motion.