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Why not give support to the growing campaign in parliament in support of the Morning Star? Urge your MP to support EDM (Early Day Motion) 1334 on the BBC's coverage of the Star as set out below. EDMs are a parliamentary device to enable MPs to set out an opinion. Read on to email your MP.
Thus far, the 20 following MPs have signed the EDM:
Lavery, Ian; Morris, Grahame M; Skinner, Dennis; Corbyn, Jeremy; Campbell, Ronnie; Nandy, Lisa; Hepburn, Stephen; Hopkins, Kelvin; Llwyd, Elfyn; McDonnell, John; Cryer, John; Francis, Hywel; Mearns, Ian; Owen, Albert; Caton, Martin; George, Andrew; MacNeil, Angus; Riordan, Linda; Sharma, Virendra; Edwards, Jonathan.
Your MP can easily be emailed simply by entering your postcode and following the instructions at: http://www.theyworkforyou.com/
Why not simply urge them to sign the following EDM in the name of Ian Lavery?
"That this House notes the Morning Star is a national daily newspaper available in shops across the UK; further notes that it is the only socialist daily newspaper in the English language worldwide; further notes that the Morning Star and its management have strong links with the trade union movement; welcomes the different light it shines on news and current affairs from that of other daily newspapers; expresses concern that the Morning Star is rarely ever shown on or reported by the BBC on television and radio; and calls on the Director General of the BBC to ensure that the Morning Star is featured regularly and as a matter of course in broadcast newspaper reviews in the interests of fair and balanced reporting."
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