Conviction Of George Kelly
EDM number 59 in 2009-10, proposed by Adrian Sanders on 18/11/2009.
Categorised under the topic of Administration of justice.
That this House notes the quashing after the longest campaign in English legal history lasting 53 years of the conviction of George Kelly who was wrongly convicted of murder in the Cameo Cinema murder case and who was executed in 1950; recognises the efforts of those, including relatives who have died, who sought to overturn the conviction; and calls for a public inquiry into the gross miscarriage of justice.
This motion has been signed by a total of 16 MPs.
| MP | Date | Constituency | Party | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian Sanders | 18/11/2009 | Torbay | Liberal Democrat | Proposed |
| Peter Bottomley | 19/11/2009 | Worthing West | Conservative | Seconded |
| Jeremy Corbyn | 19/11/2009 | Islington North | Labour | Seconded |
| Edward O'Hara | 19/11/2009 | Knowsley South | Labour | Seconded |
| Alan Simpson | 19/11/2009 | Nottingham South | Labour | Seconded |
| John Austin | 23/11/2009 | Erith & Thamesmead | Labour | Seconded |
| John McDonnell | 24/11/2009 | Hayes & Harlington | Labour | Signed |
| Mark Durkan | 24/11/2009 | Foyle | Social Democratic and Labour Party | Signed |
| Dai Davies | 25/11/2009 | Blaenau Gwent | Independent | Signed |
| John Leech | 25/11/2009 | Manchester, Withington | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Janet Dean | 25/11/2009 | Burton | Labour | Signed |
| Ann Cryer | 25/11/2009 | Keighley | Labour | Signed |
| Martin Caton | 26/11/2009 | Gower | Labour | Signed |
| John Hemming | 26/11/2009 | Birmingham, Yardley | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Willie Rennie | 02/12/2009 | Dunfermline & Fife West | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Alasdair McDonnell | 14/12/2009 | Belfast South | Social Democratic and Labour Party | Signed |
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