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The Zimbabwean Newspaper

EDM number 716 in 2004-05, proposed by David Lepper on 09/02/2005.

That this House congratulates Wilf Mbanga and his colleagues on the publication on 10th February of the first issue of The Zimbabwean newspaper; notes that more than 65 journalists have offered their services in this new weekly paper, to be published simultaneously in London and Johannesburg and made available in Zimbabwe; and welcomes the project, which will provide Zimbabweans living abroad and the general public with the opportunity to read views and news about Zimbabwe free from official censorship.

This motion has been signed by a total of 54 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
David Lepper09/02/2005Brighton, PavilionLabour Co-operativeProposed
John Pugh10/02/2005SouthportLiberal DemocratSigned
Alan Simpson10/02/2005Nottingham SouthLabourSigned
Kelvin Hopkins10/02/2005Luton NorthLabourSigned
Lynne Jones10/02/2005Birmingham, Selly OakLabourSigned
Rob Marris10/02/2005Wolverhampton South WestLabourSigned
Martin Caton10/02/2005GowerLabourSigned
Andrew Dismore10/02/2005HendonLabourSigned
David Drew10/02/2005StroudLabour Co-operativeSigned
Paul Tyler10/02/2005North CornwallLiberal DemocratSigned
Richard Burden21/02/2005Birmingham, NorthfieldLabourSigned
Betty Williams21/02/2005ConwyLabourSigned
Robert Wareing21/02/2005Liverpool, West DerbyLabourSigned
Jenny Tonge21/02/2005Richmond ParkLiberal DemocratSigned
Mike Hancock21/02/2005Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSigned
Jeff Ennis21/02/2005Barnsley East & MexboroughLabourSigned
Greg Pope21/02/2005HyndburnLabourSigned
Peter Bottomley22/02/2005Worthing WestConservativeSigned
Andrew George22/02/2005St IvesLiberal DemocratSigned
Nigel Evans22/02/2005Ribble ValleyConservativeSigned
Ann Cryer22/02/2005KeighleyLabourSigned
Tony Colman22/02/2005PutneyLabourSigned
Gregory Campbell22/02/2005East LondonderryDUPSigned
Sydney Chapman22/02/2005Chipping BarnetConservativeSigned
Martin Smyth22/02/2005Belfast SouthUUPSigned
Bob Spink22/02/2005Castle PointConservativeSigned
Alan Meale22/02/2005MansfieldLabourSigned
Colin Breed22/02/2005South East CornwallLiberal DemocratSigned
Peter Pike23/02/2005BurnleyLabourSigned
Elfyn Llwyd23/02/2005Meirionnydd Nant ConwyPlaid CymruSigned
John McDonnell23/02/2005Hayes & HarlingtonLabourSigned
Kevin McNamara23/02/2005Kingston upon Hull NorthLabourSigned
Albert Owen23/02/2005Ynys MLabourSigned
Tom Brake23/02/2005Carshalton & WallingtonLiberal DemocratSigned
David Hamilton23/02/2005MidlothianLabourSigned
Rudi Vis23/02/2005Finchley & Golders GreenLabourSigned
Derek Wyatt24/02/2005Sittingbourne & SheppeyLabourSigned
Norman Baker24/02/2005LewesLiberal DemocratSigned
Win Griffiths24/02/2005BridgendLabourSigned
Nigel Dodds24/02/2005Belfast NorthDUPSigned
Mark Lazarowicz24/02/2005Edinburgh North & LeithLabour Co-operativeSigned
Bill Etherington25/02/2005Sunderland NorthLabourSigned
Evan Harris28/02/2005Oxford West & AbingdonLiberal DemocratSigned
Edward Garnier28/02/2005HarboroughConservativeSigned
Nigel Jones01/03/2005CheltenhamLiberal DemocratSigned
Harry Cohen01/03/2005Leyton & WansteadLabourSigned
John Barrett01/03/2005Edinburgh WestLiberal DemocratSigned
Boris Johnson02/03/2005HenleyConservativeSigned
Eric Illsley03/03/2005Barnsley CentralLabourSigned
Brian Jenkins03/03/2005TamworthLabourSigned
Marsha Singh10/03/2005Bradford WestLabourSigned
Don Foster14/03/2005BathLiberal DemocratSigned
Diane Abbott16/03/2005Hackney North & Stoke NewingtonLabourSigned
Parmjit Gill24/03/2005Leicester SouthLiberal DemocratSigned

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