Ceasefire Now! We demand Sheffield MP’s vote for a ceasefire.

Today I joined with the Sheffield Coalition against Israeli Apartheid in a march from Louise Haigh MP’s office in Meesbrook to Paul Blomfield’s office on Edmund Road.

We handed in letters at both offices with a request to the staff to contact the MP’s before the vote. Unfortunately, no one was there to receive our letter to Paul Blomfield.

I am pleased to report Paul Blomfield announced that he would be voting to support a Ceasefire. Clive Betts (Labour – Sheffield South East) also supported a ceasefire.

Olivia Blake (Labour – Sheffield, Hallam), Gill Furniss (Labour – Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough) and Louise Haigh (Labour – Sheffield, Heeley) did not vote, possibly because they were “paired” with another MP as they couldn’t be in the chamber. Miriam Cates MP (Conservative – Penistone and Stocksbridge) voted to continue the bloodshed.

Many constituents have contacted me about the potential votes tomorrow on a ceasefire in Israel and Palestine.

My full statement. pic.twitter.com/UnwrQOwsA6

— Olivia Blake MP (@_OliviaBlake) November 14, 2023

Here is a record of how all the MPs voted.

So Tories & (most of) Labour chose not to support #ceasefire, 125-293. We had chance to stand on right side of history – to move to political solution, stop the killing, free the hostages. MPs didn’t take it. So many voices in & outside parliament urging peace – we won’t give up

— Caroline Lucas (@CarolineLucas) November 15, 2023

We demand MPs vote for a #CeasefireNOW 🇵🇸

From @JoeEDwyer pic.twitter.com/l2U7Wmqwww

— PSC (@PSCupdates) November 15, 2023