
Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP
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Socialist. Feminist. Anti-Racist. Trade unionist. Labour MP for Clapham & Brixton Hill 🌹 🦋 https://t.co/onU1UC644k
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During today’s #PMQs, I asked Rishi Sunak to offer a full & meaningful government apology for Britain's involvement in slavery & colonialism. His reply: "No". The racism people continue to experience today is rooted in these evils. An apology can be a basis for action.
Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP1,196,460 Aufrufe • vor 3 Jahren

Racism didn’t appear by accident. It was engineered. It is not just about words or attitudes, but material conditions: who owns wealth, who holds power, who has access to housing, healthcare, safety and dignity. To truly tackle racism, we need reparations.
Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP280,949 Aufrufe • vor 1 Jahr

The press pursue a Black man to the end of his life and Parliament says nothing about their conduct. Today, I raised the sustained harassment and intrusion Prof Jason Arday was subjected to in the days before his death and asked why Parliament is yet to see a statement on this.
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Tomorrow, the United Nations will vote on Ghana's motion to recognise the Transatlantic slave trade as a crime against humanity. Given Britain's central role in this crime, a vote against would be a betrayal of every life consumed by enslavement and colonialism.
Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP70,679 Aufrufe • vor 7 Monaten

After this week's disclosures, it is concerning that Peter Mandelson still sits in the House of Lords with the Labour Whip whilst colleagues remain suspended for voting in line with their constituents' views. It can't be one rule for some and another for everyone else.
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Right-wing politicians and media outlets scapegoat migrants for the consequences of their favoured austerity policies: crumbling public services, rising NHS waiting lists, struggles with school places. These riots show what can happen when they aren't called out on their lies.
Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP79,895 Aufrufe • vor 2 Jahren

The British state has never truly apologised for its role in slavery and colonialism. Yesterday, I presented a petition calling for an unequivocal apology and an All-Party Parliamentary Commission for Truth and Reparatory Justice to address these grave crimes and their legacy.
Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP29,057 Aufrufe • vor 7 Monaten

Today marks Emancipation Day, when the Slavery Abolition Act came into force across the British Empire Instead of compensating slaves, the government took out its biggest ever loan to pay the slavers: £300bn in today's money. We only finished paying off this loan in 2015.
Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP74,495 Aufrufe • vor 2 Jahren