The UK Chagos Support Association

Now that the general election has been called (it will take place on Thursday 6 May), we are asking people to lobby all of those who are aspiring to become Members of Parliament – including both sitting MPs and the prospective parliamentary candidates – to sign up to a simple pledge: to support the Chagos islanders’ right of return during the next Parliament.

All of those who are on record as supporting the Chagossians will be added to our list below (under construction!).

To lobby your MP or candidate, just do the following:

1. Find out your constituency by entering your postcode into the UK Parliament’s Find Your MP page or TheyWorkForYou.com.
2. Find out who is standing in your constituency via the UK Polling Report, Wikipedia, or Google websites.
3. Locate contact details for your candidates via Google (this will be easier for MPs seeking re-election).
4. Contact one or more candidate, asking them to commit to supporting the Chagossians’ right of return. (e.g. “Will you commit to supporting the restoration of the Chagos islanders’ right to return during the next Parliament?”).

If you have any difficulty with the above steps, please e-mail us with your name, postcode and/or constituency, and we will furnish you with contact details for the candidates in your area.

If you are a PPC and would like to be added to our list, get in touch.

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MPs that signed Dianne Abbott’s Early Day Motion supporting the Chagos islanders’ right of return:

Abbott, Diane
Corbyn, Jeremy
Bottomley, Peter
Russell, Bob
Jones, Lynne
Breed, Colin
Simpson, Alan
Hopkins, Kelvin
Caton, Martin
Cryer, Ann
Drew, David
Durkan, Mark
Wyatt, Derek
Harvey, Nick
Hoyle, Lindsay
Campbell, Ronnie
Cook, Frank
Hancock, Mike
Borrow, David S
Kramer, Susan
Swinson, Jo
Meale, Alan
Mitchell, Austin
Cohen, Harry
Davey, Edward
Dismore, Andrew
Galloway, George
Vis, Rudi
Wareing, Robert N
George, Andrew
Gerrard, Neil
Hemming, John
Williams, Mark
Hoey, Kate
Webb, Steve
Connarty, Michael
Etherington, Bill
Flynn, Paul
Huhne, Chris
Keetch, Paul
McDonnell, John
McGrady, Eddie
Lazarowicz, Mark
Clark, Katy
Thornberry, Emily
Austin, John
Marshall-Andrews, Robert
Brake, Tom
Stunell, Andrew
Sharma, Virendra Kumar
Williams, Roger
Featherstone, Lynne
Mulholland, Greg
Burgon, Colin
Wright, Anthony D
Lamb, Norman
Riordan, Linda
Strang, Gavin
Baker, Norman
Clapham, Michael
Beith, Alan

Prospective Parliamentary Candidates supporting the right of return (incomplete)

Richard Crawford – Green, Gravesham – “I am commiting to support the struggle for the Chagossians’ right to return to the Chagos Islands, including Diego Garcia, whether or not I get elected to Parliament.”
Tony Juniper – Green, Cambridge
Cllr David Lindsay – Independent, North West Durham – “My commitment to the Chagossian cause is total.”
Caroline Lucas MEP – Green, Brighton Pavilion
Nancy Platts – Labour, Brighton Pavilion – “I support the Chagos islanders’ right to return and, if elected, will back efforts to enable this to happen.”
Derek Wall – Green, Windsor