INAUGURATION OF PRESIDENT OBAMA

Early day motion 515, tabled 20 January 2009 by Keith Vaz (Labour). Signed by 76 members.

That this House congratulates Barack Obama on his inauguration as the 44th President of the United States; recognises the significance of his election as the first black President; further recognises the progress the United States has made in terms of integration and equality; and looks forward to the positive impact he will have on relations between the United Kingdom and the United States and on relations between the United States and the wider world.

Signatures by party: Labour 49, Liberal Democrat 17, Conservative 4, Independent 2, Plaid Cymru 2, Social Democratic and Labour Party 2.