Motion text
That this House defends the role of art as a powerful force for protest, solidarity, and accountability, especially in standing with oppressed peoples; recognises art’s vital role in holding governments and institutions to account; affirms that political art can be provocative, critical, and disruptive; but utterly condemns any language that incites or promotes violence against elected representatives, or expresses support for proscribed terrorist organisations, as seen in recent statements by Kneecap promoting slogans such as the only good Tory is a dead Tory, kill your local MP and up Hamas and Hezbollah; and reaffirms that political disagreement must never cross into glorification of terrorism or incitement to violence.
Signatures (11)
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.
Eastwood, Sorcha
Alliance
Signed on
28 April 2025
Shannon, Jim
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on
29 April 2025
Smart, Lisa
Liberal Democrat
Signed on
29 April 2025
Robinson, Gavin
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on
29 April 2025
Lockhart, Carla
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on
29 April 2025
Jones, Clive
Liberal Democrat
Signed on
30 April 2025
In addition to the sponsors, the following Members have signed to support the motion.
There are no withdrawn signatures for this motion.