PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
Provision of The Sun newspaper on the Parliamentary Estate (9 January 2020)

Motion Details

That this House notes with great sadness that it has been 30 years since the Hillsborough disaster where 96 people were unlawfully killed; further notes that The Sun newspaper's coverage of this event was widely criticised and that many retailers in Liverpool still refuse to sell The Sun; notes that some Members are survivors of this disaster or relations of survivors; and resolves that The Sun newspaper should not be available for reading on the Parliamentary Estate.

Sponsored by:
Paula Barker (Labour)

EDMS Sponsor By Party

Party
Votes
%
 
Labour
13
76%
 
 
Independent
3
18%
 
 
Scottish National Party
1
6%
 
Sponsor List (17 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
Lab
Paula Barker (Sponsor)
Liverpool Wavertree
SNP
Steven Bonnar
Ind
Ian Byrne
Liverpool West Derby
Lab
Dan Carden
Liverpool Walton
Lab
Peter Dowd
Bootle
Lab
Dame Angela Eagle
Wallasey
Lab
Maria Eagle
Liverpool Garston
Lab
Bill Esterson
Sefton Central
Lab
Mary Glindon
Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend
Lab
Sir Mark Hendrick
Preston
Lab
Rachel Hopkins
Luton South and South Bedfordshire
Lab
Sir George Howarth
Lab
Kim Johnson
Liverpool Riverside
Lab
Ian Lavery
Blyth and Ashington
Ind
Rebecca Long Bailey
Salford
Ind
Zarah Sultana
Coventry South
Lab
Mick Whitley

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