Early Day Motions

Safe and legal routes for Sudanese people to the UK

EDM (Early Day Motion) 2318: tabled on 18 November 2025

Tabled in the 2024-26 session.

This motion has been signed by 38 Members. It has not yet had any amendments submitted.

Motion text

That this House notes the Home Secretary's support for safe and legal routes for people seeking asylum; acknowledges that the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) is severely limited and not meeting the desperate needs of the Sudanese people; and calls on the Government, bearing in mind the Foreign Secretary's report of the humanitarian crisis taking place in Sudan, to establish a safe and legal route for people from Sudan along the lines of the Ukrainian and Afghanistan schemes.

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.

McDonnell, John
Labour
Signed on 18 November 2025
Hayes and Harlington
Primary
George, Andrew
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 19 November 2025
St Ives
Duncan-Jordan, Neil
Labour
Signed on 19 November 2025
Poole
Witherden, Steve
Labour
Signed on 19 November 2025
Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr
Blake, Olivia
Labour
Signed on 19 November 2025
Sheffield Hallam
Burgon, Richard
Labour
Signed on 19 November 2025
Leeds East

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

Byrne, Ian
Labour
Signed on 19 November 2025
Liverpool West Derby
Begum, Apsana
Labour
Signed on 19 November 2025
Poplar and Limehouse
Lavery, Ian
Labour
Signed on 19 November 2025
Blyth and Ashington
Leishman, Brian
Labour
Signed on 19 November 2025
Alloa and Grangemouth
Abbott, Ms Diane
Independent
Signed on 19 November 2025
Hackney North and Stoke Newington
Hussain, Imran
Labour
Signed on 19 November 2025
Bradford East
Morris, Grahame
Labour
Signed on 19 November 2025
Easington
Johnson, Kim
Labour
Signed on 19 November 2025
Liverpool Riverside
Ribeiro-Addy, Bell
Labour
Signed on 19 November 2025
Clapham and Brixton Hill
McDonald, Andy
Labour
Signed on 19 November 2025
Middlesbrough and Thornaby East
Lewis, Clive
Labour
Signed on 19 November 2025
Norwich South
Lamb, Peter
Labour
Signed on 19 November 2025
Crawley
Trickett, Jon
Labour
Signed on 19 November 2025
Normanton and Hemsworth
Hinchliff, Chris
Labour
Signed on 19 November 2025
North East Hertfordshire
Maskell, Rachael
Labour
Signed on 19 November 2025
York Central
Lewell, Emma
Labour
Signed on 19 November 2025
South Shields
Campbell, Irene
Labour
Signed on 19 November 2025
North Ayrshire and Arran
Shannon, Jim
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on 19 November 2025
Strangford
Adam, Shockat
Independent
Signed on 19 November 2025
Leicester South
Whittome, Nadia
Labour
Signed on 19 November 2025
Nottingham East
Khan, Ayoub
Independent
Signed on 20 November 2025
Birmingham Perry Barr
Chowns, Dr Ellie
Green Party
Signed on 20 November 2025
North Herefordshire
Denyer, Carla
Green Party
Signed on 20 November 2025
Bristol Central
Berry, Siân
Green Party
Signed on 20 November 2025
Brighton Pavilion
Ramsay, Adrian
Green Party
Signed on 20 November 2025
Waveney Valley
Lake, Ben
Plaid Cymru
Signed on 21 November 2025
Ceredigion Preseli
Saville Roberts, Liz
Plaid Cymru
Signed on 21 November 2025
Dwyfor Meirionnydd
Medi, Llinos
Plaid Cymru
Signed on 21 November 2025
Ynys Môn
Davies, Ann
Plaid Cymru
Signed on 21 November 2025
Caerfyrddin
Hanna, Claire
Social Democratic & Labour Party
Signed on 4 December 2025
Belfast South and Mid Down
Gordon, Tom
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 13 April 2026
Harrogate and Knaresborough
Spencer, Hannah
Green Party
Signed on 13 April 2026
Gorton and Denton

There are no withdrawn signatures for this motion.