PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
Racism in football (8 June 2021)

Motion Details

That this House applauds England football manager Gareth Southgate and his players for their principled opposition to racism; stands in solidarity with all football players and supporters who have been subjected to racism, while participating in the sport they love or in other areas of their life; recognises that those players and their manager are role models for the entire country and that their actions have a large impact on wider society; believes taking the knee to be an honourable and important act, worthy of such role models; thanks players, supporters and those in the wider football community and industry who have stood and will continue to stand against all forms of racism; condemns the booing by some fans of those that take the knee for the blatant racism it is and applauds the majority of fans who do not boo; calls on those in football management, media, sponsorship, breweries and pub landlords to stand up as anti-racists and take a robust approach to that behaviour; wishes Gareth Southgate and the England team every success in the upcoming UEFA Euro 2020 tournament; and calls on the Prime Minister to make a statement in support of anti-racism in football.

Sponsored by:
Clive Lewis (Labour)

EDMS Sponsor By Party

Party
Votes
%
 
Labour
15
47%
 
 
Independent
6
19%
 
 
Liberal Democrat
4
13%
 
 
Plaid Cymru
3
9%
 
 
Green Party
1
3%
 
 
Democratic Unionist Party
1
3%
 
 
Scottish National Party
1
3%
 
 
Alliance
1
3%
 
Sponsor List (32 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
Lab
Paula Barker
Liverpool Wavertree
Ind
Apsana Begum
Poplar and Limehouse
Lab
Ms Lyn Brown
Ind
Ian Byrne
Liverpool West Derby
Lab
Rosie Cooper
LD
Ed Davey
Kingston and Surbiton
Ind
Geraint Davies
Lab
Marsha De Cordova
Battersea
Lab
Peter Dowd
Bootle
APNI
Stephen Farry
Lab
Andrew Gwynne
Gorton and Denton
LD
Wera Hobhouse
Bath
LD
Christine Jardine
Edinburgh West
Lab
Kim Johnson
Liverpool Riverside
PC
Ben Lake
Ceredigion Preseli
Lab
Ian Lavery
Blyth and Ashington
Lab
Clive Lewis (Sponsor)
Norwich South
Green
Caroline Lucas
Lab
Rachael Maskell
York Central
Ind
John McDonnell
Hayes and Harlington
Lab
Ian Mearns
Lab
Navendu Mishra
Stockport
LD
Layla Moran
Oxford West and Abingdon
Lab
Bell Ribeiro-Addy
Clapham and Brixton Hill
PC
Liz Saville Roberts
Dwyfor Meirionnydd
DUP
Jim Shannon
Strangford
Lab
Andy Slaughter
Hammersmith and Chiswick
SNP
Chris Stephens
Ind
Zarah Sultana
Coventry South
Ind
Claudia Webbe
Lab
Mick Whitley
PC
Hywel Williams

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