Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Clive Lewis (Labour), on Wednesday, 9 June 2021, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 32 members in total.

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Racism in football

That this House applauds England football manager Gareth Southgate and his players for their principled opposition to racism; stands in solidarity with all football players and supporters who have been subjected to racism, while participating in the sport they love or in other areas of their life; recognises that those players and their manager are role models for the entire country and that their actions have a large impact on wider society; believes taking the knee to be an honourable and important act, worthy of such role models; thanks players, supporters and those in the wider football community and industry who have stood and will continue to stand against all forms of racism; condemns the booing by some fans of those that take the knee for the blatant racism it is and applauds the majority of fans who do not boo; calls on those in football management, media, sponsorship, breweries and pub landlords to stand up as anti-racists and take a robust approach to that behaviour; wishes Gareth Southgate and the England team every success in the upcoming UEFA Euro 2020 tournament; and calls on the Prime Minister to make a statement in support of anti-racism in football.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

176 

Session

2021-22

Other sponsors

Caroline Lucas

Liz Saville Roberts

Ian Byrne

Navendu Mishra

Bell Ribeiro-Addy

Subjects

Football Racial discrimination

Link

View this Early day motion on edm.parliament.uk