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English Defence League

EDM number 2182 in 2008-09, proposed by Marsha Singh on 28/10/2009.
Categorised under the topic of Racial discrimination.

That this House notes with concern the activities of the English Defence League (EDL), which is trying to spread fear, violence and hatred against the Muslim community; further notes that, in the light of previous EDL demonstrations, the proposed demonstration in West Yorkshire is likely to threaten race relations and community cohesion especially in a region that has in the past been blighted by riots inspired by racism; and calls on the relevant Government departments to come together to investigate and if necessary quash this new non-political social movement.

This motion has been signed by a total of 23 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Marsha Singh28/10/2009Bradford WestLabourProposed
Peter Bottomley28/10/2009Worthing WestConservativeSeconded
David Drew29/10/2009StroudLabourSeconded
John Hemming29/10/2009Birmingham, YardleyLiberal DemocratSeconded
Andrew Dismore29/10/2009HendonLabourSeconded
Jeremy Corbyn29/10/2009Islington NorthLabourSeconded
Ann Cryer02/11/2009KeighleyLabourSigned
Jim Dobbin03/11/2009Heywood and MiddletonLabourSigned
John Cummings03/11/2009EasingtonLabourSigned
Martin Caton03/11/2009GowerLabourSigned
Alan Meale03/11/2009MansfieldLabourSigned
Iris Robinson03/11/2009StrangfordDUPSigned
Stephen Hepburn04/11/2009JarrowLabourSigned
George Galloway04/11/2009Bethnal Green and BowRespectSigned
Eric Illsley05/11/2009Barnsley CentralLabourSigned
Brian Jenkins05/11/2009TamworthLabourSigned
Paul Flynn05/11/2009Newport WestLabourSigned
Keith Vaz05/11/2009Leicester EastLabourSigned
John McDonnell09/11/2009Hayes and HarlingtonLabourSigned
Bill Etherington09/11/2009Sunderland NorthLabourSigned
John Leech09/11/2009Manchester, WithingtonLiberal DemocratSigned
Virendra Sharma09/11/2009Ealing, SouthallLabourSigned
Terry Rooney11/11/2009Bradford NorthLabourSigned

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