Early Day Motion
Enforced disappearance and collective punishment in Balochistan, Pakistan
(2 Signatures)
4 Feb 2026
Tabled by:
John McDonnell (Labour - Hayes and Harlington)
That this House expresses grave concern at the enforced disappearance of Mohammad Bakhsh Sajidi, Naeem Sajidi, and Rafeeq Baloch, who were reportedly abducted from their home in Sky Blue, Hub Chowki, Balochistan, at approximately 3:30am on 2 February 2026 by Pakistan’s Counter Terrorism Department and Army personnel; notes that Mohammad …
Early Day Motion
Guantánamo Bay Prison Camp
(10 Signatures)
2 Feb 2026
Tabled by:
John McDonnell (Labour - Hayes and Harlington)
That this House notes that 11 January 2026 marked the 24th anniversary of the opening of the Guantánamo Bay Prison Camp; further notes with alarm that 15 people including three men, who have long been approved for release, Muieen Abd Al-Sattar, 2009, Guled Hassan Duran, 2021, and Ismael Ali Bakush, …
Early Day Motion
Civil service pension scheme
(33 Signatures)
2 Feb 2026
Tabled by:
John McDonnell (Labour - Hayes and Harlington)
That this House notes that thousands of retired civil servants are facing financial hardship and distress, after pensions and lump sum payments failed to arrive on time; further notes these payments are to those who rely on these as a sole source of income; also notes that this has resulted …
Early Day Motion
Industrial dispute at the Department for Work and Pensions
(23 Signatures)
26 Jan 2026
Tabled by:
John McDonnell (Labour - Hayes and Harlington)
That this House notes that the Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) has rejected the final pay offer from the Department of Work and Pensions; further notes the offer fails to address chronic low pay within the Department; recognises that thousands of staff are earning at or close to the …
Early Day Motion
Report on conditions and treatment at Harmondsworth Immigration Removal Centre
(17 Signatures)
12 Jan 2026
Tabled by:
John McDonnell (Labour - Hayes and Harlington)
That this House expresses its concern at the report compiled by asylum seekers, who are being detained in preparation for being returned to France under the Government’s one-in, one-out scheme, entitled Report on conditions and treatment at Harmondsworth Immigration Removal Centre, published on Monday 5 January 2026, as reported in …
Early Day Motion
Hunger strike by pro-Palestinian activists
(54 Signatures)
7 Jan 2026
Tabled by:
John McDonnell (Labour - Hayes and Harlington)
That this House calls upon the Secretary of State for Justice to engage urgently with the legal representatives of the pro-Palestinian activists who are on hunger strike in UK prisons; notes that, although some have paused their hunger strike, Heba Muraisi, aged 31 is on day 66 of her hunger …
Early Day Motion
NEU dispute at Great Ormond Street Hospital and UCLH
(12 Signatures)
15 Dec 2025
Tabled by:
John McDonnell (Labour - Hayes and Harlington)
That this House expresses its deep concern at the reports of bullying of staff, victimisation of trade unionists and unacceptable management practices at Great Ormond Street Hospital and UCLH in relation to the hospitals' teaching staff, which have resulted in the suspension of four members of the National Education Union, …
Early Day Motion
Driver-only trains on East West Rail
(13 Signatures)
8 Dec 2025
Tabled by:
John McDonnell (Labour - Hayes and Harlington)
That this House notes that rail operator Chiltern, which was appointed as the operator of the initial phase of East West Rail by the Department for Transport, has informed the rail unions of its intention to operate the route via Driver Only Operation (DOO); further notes that, under DOO, there …
Early Day Motion
Palestine Action hunger strike
(71 Signatures)
1 Dec 2025
Tabled by:
John McDonnell (Labour - Hayes and Harlington)
That this House expresses its extreme concern that six prisoners associated with Palestine Action have felt that they had no other recourse to protest against their prison conditions but to launch a hunger strike; and calls upon the Secretary of State for Justice to intervene urgently to ensure their treatment …
Early Day Motion
Repression following the Iran-Israel war
(17 Signatures)
1 Dec 2025
Tabled by:
John McDonnell (Labour - Hayes and Harlington)
That this House condemns the new and brutal wave of widespread repression that the Iranian Islamic Republic has initiated following the 12-day Iran-Israel war; is alarmed that the regime has intensified arrests, executions and escalated the systemic violence used to suppress social and political opposition, especially targeting workers, women, and …