117 Labour MPs and MEP candidates: “It’s time to put it back to the people”

83 Labour MPs and 34 Labour MEP candidates have declared today that they believe it is time to hold another referendum.

Their statement reads: “Labour members, voters, MPs, MEPs and elected members across the country overwhelmingly support a public vote. It’s time to put it back to the people.”

It has been signed by 117 MPs, MEPs and MEP candidates – plus Labour mayors Damien Egan and Philip Glanville, and many more councillors and activists. 

Labour for a Public Vote director Mike Buckley said: “Labour voters who want a public vote should be reassured that this remains our policy. Labour is, at heart, a Remain party – over 80% of our MPs, members and MEPs back a public vote and would campaign for Remain in a second referendum. Labour votes in parliament have prevented Brexit – and have made a final say the most popular choice among MPs.

“Because of a flawed electoral system, a vote for minor parties in tomorrow’s elections risks sending more Brexit Party MEPs to Europe, when a vote for Labour would mean more pro-public vote, pro-Remain Labour MEPs. As a result, it is vital to maximise the Labour vote to beat back the threat of Nigel Farage and his right-wing Brexit Party.’”

Signatories:

Labour MPs

1. Rushanara Ali MP – Bethnal Green and Bow
2. Dr Rosena Allin-Khan MP – Tooting
3. Tonia Antoniazzi MP – Gower
4. Hilary Benn MP – Leeds Central
5. Roberta Blackman-Woods MP – City of Durham
6. Ben Bradshaw MP – Exeter
7. Chris Bryant MP – Rhondda
8. Karen Buck MP – Westminster North
9. Richard Burden MP – Birmingham, Northfield
10. Ruth Cadbury MP – Bretford and Isleworth
11. Ann Clwyd MP – Cynon Valley
12. Mary Creagh MP – Wakefield
13. Marsha de Cordova MP – Battersea
14. Neil Coyle MP – Bermondsey and Old Southwark
15. Janet Daby MP – Lewisham East
16. Geraint Davies MP – Swansea West
17. Thangam Debboinaire MP – Bristol West
18. David Drew MP – Stroud
19. Anneliese Dodds MP – Oxford East
20. Stephen Doughty MP – Cardiff South and Penarth
21. Rosie Duffield MP – Canterbury
22. Maria Eagle MP – Garston and Halewoods
23. Julie Elliott MP – Sunderland Central
24. Louise Ellman MP – Liverpool Riverside
25. Paul Farrelly MP – Newcastle-under-Lyme
26. Vicky Foxcroft MP – Lewisham, Deptford
27. James Frith MP – Bury North
28. Ruth George MP – High Peak
29. Kate Green MP –  Stretford and Urmston
30. Lillian Greenwood MP – Nottingham South
31. John Grogan MP – Keighley
32. Preet Gill MP – Birmingham, Egbaston
33. Helen Hayes MP – Dulwich and West Norwood
34. Meg Hillier MP – Hackney South and Shoreditch
35. Margaret Hodge MP – Barking
36. Rupa Huq MP – Ealing Central and Acton
37. Susan Elan Jones MP – Clwyd South
38. Darren Jones MP – Bristol North West
39. Ruth Jones MP – Newport West
40. Liz Kendall MP – Leicester West
41. Ged Killen MP – Rutherglen and Hamilton West
42. Peter Kyle MP – Hove
43. David Lammy MP – Tottenham
44. Holly Lynch MP – Halifax
45. Sandy Martin MP – Ipswich
46. Rachael Maskell MP – York Central
47. Chris Matheson MP – City of Chester
48. Kerry McCarthy MP – Bristol East
49. Siobhain McDonagh MP – Mitcham and Morden
50. Alison McGovern MP – Wirral South
51. Catherine McKinnell MP – Newcastle upon Tyne North
52. Anna McMorrin MP – Cardiff North
53. Madeleine Moon MP –  Brigend
54. Stephen Morgan MP – Portsmouth South
55. Ian Murray MP – Edinburgh South
56. Albert Owen MP – Ynys Mon
57. Jess Philips MP – Birmingham Yardley
58. Bridget Phillipson MP – Houghton and Sunderland South
59. Luke Pollard MP – Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
60. Ellie Reeves MP – Lewisham East
61. Rachel Reeves MP – Leeds West
62. Virenda Sharma MP – Ealing Southall
63. Barry Sheerman MP – Huddersfield
64. Tulip Siddiq MP – Hampstead and Kilburn
65. Andrew Slaughter MP – Hammersmith
66. Jeff Smith MP – Manchester Withington
67. Owen Smith MP – Pontypridd
68. Alex Sobel MP – Leeds North West
69. Jo Stevens MP – Cardiff Central
70. Wes Streeting MP – Ilford North
71. Paul Sweeney MP – Glasgow North East
72. Stephen Timms MP – East Ham
73. Gareth Thomas MP – Harrow West
74. Anna Turley MP – Redcar
75. Martin Whitfield MP – East Lothian
76. Phil Wilson MP – Sedgefield
77. Paul Williams MP – Stockton South
78. Catherine West MP – Hornsey and Wood Green
79. Matt Western MP – Warwick and Leamington
80. Mohammad Yasin MP – Bedford
81. Daniel Zeichner MP – Cambridge
82. Chris Elmore MP – Ogmore
83. Steve McCabe MP – Birmingham Selly Oak

Labour MEPs and MEP candidates

1. 1. Andrew Adonis, South West
   2. Jayne Allport, Yorkshire and the Humber
   3. Yvonne Atkinson, South West
   4. James Beckles, London
   5. Paul Brannen MEP, North East
   6. Richard Corbett MEP, Yorkshire and the Humber
   7. Seb Dance MEP, London
   8. Rohit Dasgupta, South East
   9. Duncan Enright, South East
   10. Amy Fowler, South East
   11. Neil Guild, South West
   12. Mary Honeyball MEP
   13. John Howarth MEP, South East
   14. Alison Hulme, Yorkshire and the Humber
   15. Jackie Jones, Wales
   16. Wajid Khan MEP, North West
   17. Jayne Kirkham, South West
   18. Jude Kirton-Darling MEP, North East
   19. David Martin MEP, Scotland
   20. Alex Mayer MEP, East of England
   21. Martin Mayer, Yorkshire and the Humber
   22. Clare Moody MEP, South West
   23. Arran Neathey, South East
   24. Rory Palmer MEP, East Midlands
   25. Alvin Shum, East of England
   26. Cathy Shutt, South East
   27. Anna Smith, East of England
   28. Sharon Taylor, East of England
   29. Eloise Todd, Yorkshire and the Humber
   30. Emma Turnbull, South East
   31. Derek Vaughan MEP, Wales
   32. Julie Ward MEP, North West
   33. Mary Wimbury, Wales
   34. Mark Whitcutt, Wales