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The Iraq War And Liberal Democrat Campaigning

EDM number 1100 in 2002-03, proposed by Gerald Kaufman on 29/04/2003.

That this House notes the statement by the honourable Member for Kingston and Surbiton on behalf of the Liberal Democrats that 'War is not an issue for the local elections. Our advice to candidates has been not to campaign on it because, with British citizens fighting, it's in poor taste'; further notes that in Manchester, Birmingham, Leicester and elsewhere, Liberal Democrat local election candidates have been seeking to con Muslim electors into voting for them by campaigning on an anti-Iraq war platform; and observes that such opportunistic hypocrisy by Liberal Democrat local government candidates, not to mention poor taste, is entirely characteristic of every aspect of Liberal Democrat campaigning.

This motion has been signed by a total of 52 MPs, 2 of these signatures have been withdrawn.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Gerald Kaufman29/04/2003Manchester, GortonLabourProposed
Lynne Jones29/04/2003Birmingham, Selly OakLabourSeconded
Frank Dobson29/04/2003Holborn & St PancrasLabourSeconded
George Mudie29/04/2003Leeds EastLabourSeconded
Jim Marshall29/04/2003Leicester SouthLabourSeconded
George Howarth29/04/2003Knowsley North & Sefton EastLabourSeconded
Ann Cryer29/04/2003KeighleyLabourSigned
David Wright29/04/2003TelfordLabourSigned
David Winnick29/04/2003Walsall NorthLabourSigned
David Taylor29/04/2003North West LeicestershireLabour Co-operativeSigned
Graham Stringer29/04/2003Manchester, BlackleyLabourSigned
George Foulkes29/04/2003Carrick, Cumnock and Doon ValleyLabour Co-operativeSigned
Adrian Flook29/04/2003TauntonConservativeSigned
David Drew29/04/2003StroudLabour Co-operativeSigned
Tony Cunningham29/04/2003WorkingtonLabourSigned
David Crausby29/04/2003Bolton North EastLabourSigned
Chris Bryant29/04/2003RhonddaLabourSigned
Rob Marris29/04/2003Wolverhampton South WestLabourSigned
Julie Kirkbride29/04/2003BromsgroveConservativeSigned
Alan Keen29/04/2003Feltham & HestonLabour Co-operativeSigned
Kevan Jones29/04/2003North DurhamLabourSigned
Brian Iddon29/04/2003Bolton South EastLabourSigned
Tom Harris29/04/2003Glasgow, CathcartLabourSigned
James Purnell29/04/2003Stalybridge & HydeLabourSigned
Simon Thomas30/04/2003CeredigionPlaid CymruSigned
Harry Barnes30/04/2003North East DerbyshireLabourSigned
Clive Efford30/04/2003ElthamLabourSigned
Ronnie Campbell30/04/2003Blyth ValleyLabourSigned
Eric Illsley30/04/2003Barnsley CentralLabourSigned
Edward Garnier30/04/2003HarboroughConservativeSigned
Syd Rapson01/05/2003Portsmouth NorthLabourSigned
Andrew Dismore01/05/2003HendonLabourSigned
John Cryer06/05/2003HornchurchLabourSigned
John Cummings06/05/2003EasingtonLabourSigned
Jeff Ennis06/05/2003Barnsley East & MexboroughLabourSigned
Peter Viggers06/05/2003GosportConservativeSigned
Hugo Swire07/05/2003East DevonConservativeSigned
Jane Griffiths07/05/2003Reading EastLabourSigned
Jim Dobbin07/05/2003Heywood & MiddletonLabour Co-operativeSigned
Bob Spink07/05/2003Castle PointConservativeSigned
Adam Price08/05/2003Carmarthen East & DinefwrPlaid CymruSigned
Tim Loughton08/05/2003East Worthing & ShorehamConservativeSigned
David Cairns08/05/2003Greenock & InverclydeLabourSigned
Desmond Turner08/05/2003Brighton, KemptownLabourSigned
Mike Wood08/05/2003Batley & SpenLabourSigned
Jim Sheridan12/05/2003West RenfrewshireLabourSigned
Huw Irranca-Davies12/05/2003OgmoreLabourSigned
Ian Lucas13/05/2003WrexhamLabourSigned
Tom Watson21/05/2003West Bromwich EastLabourSigned
Harold Best03/06/2003Leeds North WestLabourSigned
Fiona MactaggartUnknownWithdrawn
Vernon CoakerUnknownWithdrawn

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