40 Labour candidates sign Extinction Rebellion pledge

40 Labour candidates have signed the #ThreeDemandsBill pledge put forward by the environmental activist campaign group Extinction Rebellion.

By committing their support, these candidates are promising to support the Climate and Ecological Emergency (Declaration, Emissions Target and Citizens’ Assembly) Bill if elected.

The proposed legislation would enshrine into law the three central demands of XR, which are:

1. Tell the truth: Government must tell the truth by declaring a climate and ecological emergency, working with other institutions to communicate the urgency for change.
2. Act now: Government must act now to halt biodiversity loss and halt greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2025.
3. Beyond politics: Government must create and be led by the decisions of a citizens’ assembly on climate and ecological justice.

Below is the full list of Labour candidates that have signed the #ThreeDemandsBill pledge.

1. Monique Tamara Miller, Angus
2. Bella Sankey, Arundel and South Downs
3. Suzette Elizabeth Watson, Banbury
4. Chloe Hopkins, Beverley and Holderness
5. Liam Byrne, Birmingham Hodge Hill
6. Paul Bidwell, Bracknell
7. Tom Davies, Breckon and Radnorshire
8. Kerry McCarthy, Bristol East
9. Jess Barnard, Broadland
10. Rosie Duffield, Canterbury
11. Anna McMorrin, Cardiff North
12. Kevin Brennan, Cardiff West
13. Maria Carroll, Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
14. Ahmad Nawaz Wattoo, Carshalton and Wallington
15. Dinah Mulholland, Ceredigion
16. Penny Richards, Chelmsford
17. Tina McKay, Colchester
18. Thelma Walker, Colne Valley
19. Rosalind Garton, Dundee East
20. Jim Malone, Dundee West
21. Sam Jordan, Eastleigh
22. Andrew Slaughter, Hammersmith
23. Tulip Siddiq, Hampstead and Kilburn
24. Holly Kal-Weiss, Hertsmere
25. Emma Dent Coad, Kensington and Chelsea
26. Alex Sobel, Leeds North West
27. Yvonne Fovargue, Makerfield
28. Kate Linnegar, North Swindon
29. Angelian Gladys Antonia Laura Leatherbarrow, Romford
30. Claire Ransom, Romsey and Southampton North
31. Aston Line, Southend West
32. Sarah Church, South Swindon
33. Felicity Owen, St Austell and Newquay
34. David Drew, Stroud
35. Alan Mackenzie, The Cotswolds
36. Dylan Harrison, The Wreckin
37. Stella Creasy, Walthamstow
38. Ibrahim Dogus, West Bromwich East
39. Rosalind Bolger, Witney
40. Jackie Schneider, Wimbledon