US civil protests and UK supply of police equipment
Early day motion 549, tabled 3 June 2020 by Alistair Carmichael (Liberal Democrat). Signed by 18 members.
That this House condemns the violent rhetoric used by US President Donald Trump in response to protests over the killing of George Floyd and racial injustice; urges the Government to express this strength of feeling in the strongest terms publicly and to their US counterparts; and calls on the Government to review exports to the US of equipment including tear gas, rubber bullets and riot shields immediately, amid reports that these are being used against civil rights protesters.
Signatures by party: Liberal Democrat 5, Scottish National Party 5, Labour 3, Alliance 1, Conservative 1, Independent 1, Labour/Co-operative 1, Plaid Cymru 1.