Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Beth Winter (Labour), on Monday, 4 December 2023, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 25 members in total.

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85th anniversary of the return of the British and Irish volunteers in the International Brigades

That this House notes that 7 December 2023 marks the 85th anniversary of the return to Britain of the British and Irish volunteer members of the International Brigades who fought on the side of the Republican Government against fascism of Franco, Mussolini and Hitler in the Spanish Civil War; recalls that 304 volunteers of around 2500 who served from Britain, Ireland and the Commonwealth were met at Victoria Station by Labour Party leader Clement Attlee MP; regrets the 530 deaths the British and Irish volunteers suffered; notes there are now over 100 memorials to volunteers across Britain and that they continue to increase in number; and celebrates the ongoing work of the International Brigade Memorial Trust, including through its work in schools, and through its close relationship with official governmental and civic society sister organisations in Spain, to keep the volunteers memory alive.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

149 

Session

2023-24

Other sponsors

Jeremy Corbyn

Chris Stephens

Richard Burgon

Ian Byrne

Claire Hanna

Subjects

Anniversaries International Brigades

Link

View this Early day motion on edm.parliament.uk