Racism in football

Early day motion 51, tabled 21 October 2019 by Catherine West (Labour). Signed by 59 members.

That this House condemns the appalling racism at the Haringey Borough v. Yeovil Town FA Cup game on 19 October; applauds the Haringey players and management for their brave and principled decision to walk off in the face of such abuse; calls on the Football Association to ensure that those players do not face disciplinary action for their decision; further calls on the Football Association and the Government to increase their efforts to stamp out racism in all its forms from football in light of this incident and the scenes in Bulgaria involving the English national team.

Signatures by party: Labour 29, Conservative 6, Labour/Co-operative 6, Independent 5, Liberal Democrat 4, Scottish National Party 4, DUP 3, Green 1, Plaid Cymru 1.