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General Strike In Egypt

EDM number 2712 in 2010-12, proposed by John McDonnell on 08/02/2012.
Categorised under the topic of Middle East.

That this House expresses its support for the general strike in Egypt due to be held on 11 February 2012 called by the Egyptian Federation of Independent Trade Unions and supported by the Egyptian Democratic Labour Congress, which has been convened to demand the return of the military to barracks and the immediate restoration of civilian rule with the formation of a government free from the influence of members and supporters of the Mubarak regime.

This motion has been signed by a total of 7 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
John McDonnell08/02/2012Hayes and HarlingtonLabourProposed
Jeremy Corbyn08/02/2012Islington NorthLabourSeconded
Mike Hancock20/02/2012Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSeconded
Paul Flynn21/02/2012Newport WestLabourSeconded
Alan Meale23/02/2012MansfieldLabourSeconded
Virendra Sharma23/02/2012Ealing, SouthallLabourSeconded
Martin Caton23/02/2012GowerLabourSigned

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