Has your MP signed our parliamentary motion to reduce income inequality?

Submitted by Kathryn Busby on 9 May 2011

Please ask your MP to sign a parliamentary motion in favour of reducing income inequality.

On 4th May, six MPs from the Green, Conservative, Liberal Democrat and Labour parties sponsored the following Early Day Motion (EDM 1775)

That this House notes the findings of The Equality Trust that societies with smaller income differences between rich and poor have fewer health and social problems, such as teenage births, violence, mental illness and drug abuse; further notes that such societies have higher levels of trust between citizens and more social mobility; and therefore encourages the Government to promote policies that reduce income inequality.

Early Day Motions are formal motions submitted for debate in the House of Commons. Very few are actually debated, but they allow MPs to draw attention to an event or cause and enable MPs register their support by signing individual motions. We hope to secure as many signatures as possible.

The sponsoring MPs are Caroline Lucas (Green Party), Roberta Blackman-Woods (Labour Party), Peter Bottomley (Conservative Party), Tom Brake (Liberal Democrats), Jeremy Corbyn (Labour Party) and Bob Russell (Liberal Democrats).

Please use our quick and easy online form to write to your MP and ask them to sign our Early Day Motion - it takes less than five minutes and you can use (or edit) our template text. Thank you in advance for your support!