Paul Foot

EDM number 549 in 1998-99, proposed by George Galloway on 15/04/1999.

That this House is dismayed to learn of the sudden and serious illness of one of the country's greatest campaigning journalists, Paul Foot, whose tireless efforts in speeches, articles and books have led to the righting of many wrongs and whose mightly pen has punctured much pomposity and exposed hypocrisy and cant; and expresses its collective hope for his full and speedy recovery and his return to the front line of British journalism.

This motion has been signed by a total of 56 MPs, 1 of these signatures have been withdrawn.