Ribeiro-Addy becomes 51st MP to demand Lammy meet hunger strikers’ lawyers

Clapham and Brixton Hill MP Bell Ribeiro-Addy has become the 51st MP or peer to sign Jeremy Corbyn’s letter to ‘justice secretary’ David Lammy demanding that Lammy meet the legal representatives of the eight members of the ‘Filton 24’ political prisoners who are on hunger strike, some in their second month without food and seriously ill. Amu Gib, a constituent of Corbyn’s is among the hunger-strikers.

51 MPs now call on Lammy to act over the hunger strike

When confronted by protesters last week, Lammy fled after claiming – ludicrously – that he knew nothing about the hunger strike. He has since refused to meet Corbyn or other MPs to discuss the matter.

The letter reads:

Dear Secretary of State,

We, the undersigned MPs and Peers, are writing to implore you to meet with Imran Khan & Partners, the lawyers representing the 8 prisoners on hunger strike, immediately. We note that Imran Khan & Partners wrote to you on the 9th of December imploring you to meet with them “before our client’s health deteriorates beyond any possible recovery”. We draw your attention to the section of the letter which details the exceptionally urgent medical status of the prisoners, five of whom have already been hospitalised more than once. In particular the following extremely serious symptoms: pulse above 100 beats per minute, ketone levels above 4, weight loss of more than 10kg, deteriorating vision, shortness of breath, low blood pressure, hypoglycaemia, shallow breath, and signs of memory loss.

We are growing increasingly dismayed at the government’s lack of action to protect the health and wellbeing of British citizens.

If you will not meet with the MPs who are representing the hunger strikers and their loved ones, then we plead with you to urgently meet with their solicitors and act to prevent a catastrophe.

Signed,
Jeremy Corbyn MP
Diane Abbott MP
Shockat Adam MP
Paula Barker MP
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Orfhlaith Begley MP
Apsana Begum MP
Sian Berry MP
Richard Burgan MP
Ian Byrne MP
Ellie Chowns M P
Pat Cullen MP
Llinos Davies MP
Ann Davies MP
Carla Denyer MP
Neil Duncan-Jordan MP
John Finucane MP
Mary Kelly Foy MP
Barry Gardiner MP
Andew George MP
Chris Hazzard MP
Lord Hendy KC
Daire Hughes MP
Adnan Hussain MP
lmran Hussain MP
Kim Johnson MP
Ayoub Khan MP
Ben Lake MP
Graham Leadbitter MP
Brian Leishman MP
Clive Lewis MP
Baroness Lister of Butersett
Cathal Mallaghan MP
Rachael Maskell MP
Paul Maskey MP
Andy McDonald MP
John McDonnell MP
Iqbal Mohamed MP
Brendan O’Hara MP
Simon Opher MP
Adrian Ramsay MP
Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP
Liz Saville Roberts MP
Lord Prem Sikka
Lord Singh of Wimbledon
Zarah Sultana MP
John Trickett MP
Baroness Uddin
Nadia Whittome MP
Steve Witherden MP
Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb
Lord Woodley

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