PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
SOLIDARITY WITH CONGRESSWOMEN OF COLOUR (17 July 2019)

Motion Details

That this House endorses the letter of support put together by the Hope Not Hate campaign expressing solidarity with, and for, Representative Rashida Tlaib, Representative Ilhan Omar, Representative Ayanna Pressley and Representative Alexandria Ocasio Cortez; condemns without equivocation the inflammatory, hurtful and racist comments from the President of the United States; expresses its solidarity with the democratically elected Members of Congress that the President of the United States targeted with his appalling comments; rededicates itself to standing up for tolerance, inclusion and diversity and pledges to fight bigotry and hatred wherever it finds it, at home and abroad; and reiterates the call and need for national parliaments and legislatures, across the world, to look like the communities they seek to serve.

Sponsored by:
Ruth Jones (Labour)

EDMS Sponsor By Party

Party
Votes
%
 
Labour
41
59%
 
 
Scottish National Party
13
19%
 
 
Independent
7
10%
 
 
Liberal Democrat
3
4%
 
 
Plaid Cymru
2
3%
 
 
Conservative
1
1%
 
 
Crossbench
1
1%
 
 
Green Party
1
1%
 
 
Democratic Unionist Party
1
1%
 
Sponsor List (70 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
Lab
Debbie Abrahams
Oldham East and Saddleworth
Lab
Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent
Lab
Tonia Antoniazzi
Gower
Lab
Mr Clive Betts
Sheffield South East
Con
Sir Peter Bottomley
LD
Tom Brake
SNP
Deidre Brock
SNP
Alan Brown
Lab
Richard Burden
LD
Sir Vince Cable
SNP
Douglas Chapman
Lab
Lord Coaker
Lab
Rosie Cooper
Lab
Lord Cryer
Lab
Mr Jim Cunningham
Lab
Wayne David
Ind
Geraint Davies
Lab
Marsha De Cordova
Battersea
Lab
Stephen Doughty
Cardiff South and Penarth
Lab
Jack Dromey
Ind
Rosie Duffield
Canterbury
Lab
Maria Eagle
Liverpool Garston
Ind
Jonathan Edwards
Ind
Dame Louise Ellman
Lab
Paul Farrelly
SNP
Marion Fellows
Lab
Ruth George
Lab
Mary Glindon
Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend
Lab
Mr Roger Godsiff
SNP
Patrick Grady
Lab
Kate Green
Lab
Lord Hanson of Flint
Lab
Baroness Harman
Lab
Helen Hayes
Dulwich and West Norwood
Lab
Sir Mark Hendrick
Preston
SNP
Drew Hendry
Ind
Lady Hermon
Lab
Mike Hill
Lab
Kate Hollern
Ind
Kelvin Hopkins
SNP
Stewart Hosie
Lab
Ruth Jones (Sponsor)
Newport West and Islwyn
Lab
Ged Killen
Lab
Stephen Kinnock
Aberafan Maesteg
PC
Ben Lake
Ceredigion Preseli
Green
Caroline Lucas
Lab
Seema Malhotra
Feltham and Heston
SNP
Stuart C McDonald
Ind
Conor McGinn
Lab
Catherine McKinnell
Newcastle upon Tyne North
Lab
Anna McMorrin
Cardiff North
SNP
Carol Monaghan
Lab
Grahame Morris
Easington
Lab
Ellie Reeves
Lewisham West and East Dulwich
Lab
Lloyd Russell-Moyle
PC
Liz Saville Roberts
Dwyfor Meirionnydd
DUP
Jim Shannon
Strangford
Lab
Mr Virendra Sharma
Lab
Mr Barry Sheerman
SNP
Tommy Sheppard
Lab
Mr Dennis Skinner
LD
Angela Smith
SNP
Chris Stephens
Lab
Wes Streeting
Ilford North
SNP
Alison Thewliss
Lab
Thelma Walker
XB
Lord Walney
Lab
Catherine West
Hornsey and Friern Barnet
Lab
Martin Whitfield
SNP
Dr Philippa Whitford

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