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M.P.s sign petition in support of IMC-UK

zcat | 07.11.2004 22:22 | FBI Server Seizure | Indymedia

After a posting 'Petition by MP's over Indymedia, GATS, Venezuela and Colombia' detailing the parliamentary petitions that his local MP sent him one indy contributer sent me the list of M.P.s that have signed it
the wording of the petition is
'this house expresses deep concern at the seizing of web servers belonging to he independent media organisation Indymedia; request that the Home Secretary explains under what authority their wholly independent news service was prevented from functioning; and expresses its disquiet at this attack on freedom of speech via the internet'.

the list of MP's that have signed:

Jeremy Corbyn ---------Labour MP for Islington North
Richard Allan ---------Liberal Democrat MP for Sheffield Hallam.
Peter Bottomley -------Conservative MP for Worthing
John Cryer ------------Labour MP for Hornchurch.
Mike Hancock ----------Liberal Democrat MP for Portsmouth South.
Lynne Jones -----------Labour MP for Birmingham, Selly Oak
Alice Mahon -----------Labour MP for Halifax
Adam Price ------------Plaid Cymru MP for Carmarthen East and Dinefwy
Simon Thomas ----------Plaid Cymru MP for Ceredigion
Brian White -----------Labour MP for North East Milton Keynes
Harry Barnes ----------Labour MP for North East Derbyshire.
Harry Cohen -----------Labour MP for Leyton & Wanstead
Valerie Davey ---------Labour MP for Bristol West
Kelvin Hopkins --------Labour MP for Luton North
Tony Lloyd ------------Labour MP for Manchester Central
John McDonnell --------Labour MP for Hayes and Harlington
Alan Simpson ----------Labour MP for Nottingham South
Dr Rudi Vis -----------Labour MP for Finchley & Golders Green
Harold Best -----------Labour MP for Leeds North West
Ann Cryer -------------Labour MP for Keighley
David Drew ------------Labour and Co-operative Party MP for Stroud
Glenda Jackson --------Labour MP for Hampstead
Elfyn Llwyd -----------Plaid Cymru MP for Meirionnydd Nant Conwy
Austin Mitchell -------Labour MP for Great Grimsby
David Taylor --------- LabourMP for Leicestershire North West
Robert N Wareing ------Labour MP for Liverpool West Derby

3 lib dems, 3 plaid cymru, 1 con, 19 lab.

it was submitted on the 15/10/04 it has the code EDM 1750 at the top.

original post ->  http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2004/11/300626.html

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