We Believe in Israel and the Israel Britain Alliance have published a list of the 231 General Election candidates who have signed our Pledge for Israel, an increase of 33 compared to the previous General Election in 2017.
60 of the candidates are Conservatives, 37 Labour, 48 Liberal Democrats, 26 Brexit Party, 15 DUP and 45 from other parties.
Activists from a range of pro-Israel groups sent over 26,000 emails to their local candidates to ask them to support the campaign.
Luke Akehurst, Director of We Believe in Israel, said:
“It is great to see cross-party support from a range of parliamentary candidates for these important pledges about Israel, which include commitments to opposing boycotts and supporting the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) working definition of antisemitism, which defines which forms of extreme anti-Israel discourse cross the line into antisemitism.”
Michael McCann, Director of the Israel Britain Alliance, said:
“IBA and its partner organisations managed to mobilise thousands of voters, Jewish and non-Jewish to contact their candidates about our Pledge for Israel. Candidates in all 650 parliamentary constituencies were contacted. This unprecedented grassroots mobilisation means candidates across the UK understand there is public support for Israel and we hope they will reflect this in their contributions and voting in Parliament.”
Text of the Pledge:
“If elected to the United Kingdom Parliament I Pledge…
- To oppose the extremists who challenge Israel ’s right to exist.
- To support the right of people in the United Kingdom to enjoy Israeli culture and promote business, educational, religious and other connections with the Jewish State without fear of discrimination, boycotts, harassment and/or intimidation.
- To support those who genuinely seek to promote and establish a permanent, just and comprehensive peace between Israel and its neighbours.
- To celebrate the fact that Israel is a free society and parliamentary democracy that extends to all its citizens the right to practice their religion and have access to religious sites in Jerusalem.
- To support the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) working definition of antisemitism.
- To encourage HM Government to promote trade with Israel that will increase investment and jobs for people in both countries.”
We have listed candidates if they either sent a clear “yes” or a narrative reply which was positive in tone and consistent with the pledge, particularly including a rejection of boycotts.
This is not an exhaustive list of parliamentary candidates who support Israel. Some very high profile pro-Israel candidates have not signed, possibly because they didn’t see our emails or have a policy of not responding to this kind of survey or pledge.
The list is provided for information - no endorsement of any candidate is implied. We Believe in Israel is a cross-party network and does not endorse specific candidates or political parties.
Full list of candidates who have signed the Pledge as at 2pm on 11 December 2019:
Iram Altaf Kiani Independent Altrincham and Sale West
Andrew Western Labour Altrincham and Sale West
Kate Smith Liberal Democrat Amber Valley
Andrew Griffith Conservative Arundel & South Downs
Isabel Thurston Green Party Arundel & South Downs
George Rice Liberal Democrat Ashton-under-Lyme
Brian Balcombe Labour Banff & Buchan
Paul Robertson SNP Banff & Buchan
Alison Smith Liberal Democrat Banff & Buchan
Simon Fell Conservative Barrow & Furness
Henry Vann Liberal Democrat Bedford
Gavin Robinson DUP Belfast East
Nigel Dodds DUP Belfast North
Emma Little-Pengelly DUP Belfast South
Frank McCoubrey DUP Belfast West
Alex Matthews Brexit Party Bermondsey and Old Southwark
John Lamont Conservative Berwickshire, Roxburgh & Selkirk
Preet Kaur Gill Labour Birmingham Edgbaston
Andrew Wan Yip Conservative Birmingham Edgbaston
Keith Rowe Brexit Party Birmingham Northfield
Chris Garghan Green Party Birmingham Yardley
Neil Holden Independent Blackpool North & Cleveleys
Rick Middleton Labour Bosworth
Michael Mullaney Liberal Democrat Bosworth
Jonathan Barras Brexit Party Bradford East
Joshua Garfield Labour Braintree
Graham Cushway Brexit Party Brighton Kemptown
Robert de Vito Boutin Brexit Party Bristol South
Julie Ireland Liberal Democrat Bromley & Chislehurst
Bob Neill Conservative Bromley & Chislehurst
Nicholas Cox Green Party Broxbourne
Andrew Bell Brexit Party Buckingham
Greg Smith Conservative Buckingham
James Frith Labour Bury North
Alan McCartney Brexit Party Bury North
Lucy Burke Labour Bury South
Andrea Livesey Brexit Party Bury South
Christian Wakeford Conservative Bury South
Anna Firth Conservative Canterbury
Gareth Pierce Brexit Party Cardiff Central
Chris Buller Brexit Party Cardiff North
Philippa Broom Conservative Cardiff South & Penarth
John Howson Liberal Democrat Castle Point
Alex Chalk Conservative Cheltenham
Max Wilkinson Liberal Democrat Cheltenham
Geoff Seeff Liberal Democrat Chingford & Woodford Green
Theresa Villiers Conservative Chipping Barnet
Jim McLachlan CPA Cities of London & Westminster
Chuka Umunna Liberal Democrat Cities of London & Westminster
Harvey Morgan Conservative City of Durham
Kevin Bonavia Labour Clacton
Henry Smith Conservative Crawley
Mario Creatura Conservative Croydon Central
Sarah Jones Labour Croydon Central
Simon Sprague Liberal Democrat Croydon Central
Candace Mitchell CPA Croydon North
Ian McLean SDP Cynon Valley
Andrew Gwynne Labour Denton & Reddish
Leon French Yorkshire Party Doncaster Central
Joe Otten Liberal Democrat Doncaster North
Julia Caroline Stephenson Brexit Party Dulwich and West Norwood
Ted Thompson Labour Dumfries & Galloway
Sammy Wilson DUP East Antrim
Kamran Malik Communities United Party East Ham
Damain Hinds Conservative East Hampshire
Jim Makin UKIP East Hampshire
Lisa Cameron SNP East Kilbride, Strathaven & Lesmahagow
Gregory Campbell DUP East Londonderry
Carolann Davidson Labour East Renfrewshire
Helena Windsor Independent East Surrey
Ian Murray Labour Edinburgh South
Callum Laidlaw Conservative Edinburgh South West
Graham Hutchison Conservative Edinburgh West
Rob Wilson Liberal Democrat Enfield Southgate
Vicky Ashworth te Velde Labour Epping Forest
Chris Grayling Conservative Epsom & Ewell
Ed Mayne Labour Epsom & Ewell
Monica Harding Liberal Democrat Esher & Walton
Suella Braverman Conservative Fareham
Caroline Wheeler Independent Fermanagh & South Tyrone
Jack Lopresti Conservative Filton & Bradley Stoke
Luciana Berger Liberal Democrat Finchley & Golders Green
Mike Freer Conservative Finchley & Golders Green
Ross Houston Labour Finchley & Golders Green
Gary Middleton DUP Foyle
Tony Curtis Conservative Glasgow North
Patrick Grady SNP Glasgow North
Paul Sweeney Labour & Cooperative Glasgow North East
Ade Aibinu Conservative Glasgow North West
Richard Thomson SNP Gordon
Caroline Dineage Conservative Gosport
Lauren Sullivan Labour Gravesham
Rhian O'Connor Liberal Democrat Greenwich & Woolwich
Zoe Franklin Liberal Democrat Guildford
James Baker Liberal Democrat Halifax
Matt Sanders Liberal Democrat Hampstead & Kilburn
Robin Lambert Independent Harborough
Mark Sewards Labour Harrogate & Knaresborough
Adam Bernard Liberal Democrat Harrow East
Bob Blackman Conservative Harrow East
Chika Amadi CPA Hayes & Harlington
Harry Boparai Brexit Party Hayes & Harlington
Matthew Offord Conservative Hendon
Portia Vincent-Kirby Green Party Hendon
Stephen James Barrett Liberal Democrat Hertsmere
Oliver Dowden Conservative Hertsmere
Holly Kal-Weiss Labour Hertsmere
Stephen Howse Liberal Democrat Hexham
Nigel Ainsworth-Barnes Green Party Heywood & Middleton
Sid Cordle CPA Hitchin & Harpenden
Hector Birchwood Brexit Party Holborn & St Pancras
Tele Lawal Labour Hornchurch & Upminster
Helen Spiby-Vann CPA Hornsey & Wood Green
Robert Nemeth Conservative Hove
Stuart Hale Brexit Party Huddersfield
Howard Berlin Conservative Ilford North
Wes Streeting Labour Ilford North
Mike Gapes Independent Group for Change Ilford South
Haroun Malik Conservative Inverclyde
Dr Jacci Stiyli Liberal Democrat Inverclyde
Caroline Russell Green Party Islington North
Roger Philips CPA Kensington
Chris Nelson Liberal Democrat Kettering
Diana Johnson Labour Kingston upon Hull North
Lesley Laird Labour Kirkcaldy & Cowdenbeath
Jeffrey Donaldson DUP Lagan Valley
Fabian Hamilton Labour Leeds North East
Jon Hannah Liberal Democrat Leeds North East
Inaya Folarin Imam Brexit Party Leeds North East
Stewart Harper Conservative Leeds North West
Richard Galloway Young People's Party Lewisham East
Katherine Hortense CPA Lewisham West & Penge
Paul Ray Liberal Democrat Lichfield
David Newman Liberal Democrat Liverpool Walton
Adam Heatherington Brexit Party Liverpool Wavertree
Richard Kemp Liberal Democrat Liverpool Wavertree
Ben Foley Green Party Luton South
Emily Tomalin Green Party Maidenhead
Nick King Conservative Makerfield
John Whittingdale Conservative Maldon
Shaden Jaradat Conservative Manchester Central
Robert Eggleton Liberal Democrat Mid Sussex
Keith Buchanan DUP Mid Ulster
Neil Richardson Ulster Unionist Party Mid Ulster
Vikki Slade Liberal Democrat Mid-Dorset and North Poole
Steve Arrundale Liberal Democrat Midlothian
Jeremy Maddocks Brexit Party Mitcham & Morden
Craig Williams Conservative Montgomeryshire
Jo Graham Labour New Forest West
David Watts Liberal Democrat Newark
Ali Avaei Liberal Democrat Newcastle upon Tyne Central
Aaron Bell Conservative Newcastle-under-Lyme
William George Irwin DUP Newry & Armagh
Ian Paisley Jr DUP North Antrim
Alex Easton DUP North Down
Peter Telford Brexit Party North Durham
Ross Shipman Liberal Democrat North East Derbyshire
Wendy Chamberlain Liberal Democrat North East Fife
Jill Hope Liberal Democrat Northampton South
Sandy Gilchrist Brexit Party Norwich South
Barry Holliday Liberal Democrat Nottingham South
Simone Reynolds Liberal Democrat Old Bexley & Sidcup
Paul Brierly Brexit Party Oldham East & Saddleworth
Gareth Bacon Conservative Orpington
Roger Carter Brexit Party Oxford East
Louise Staite Conservative Oxford East
Rosie Sourbut Labour Oxford West & Abingdon
Jonathan Bishop Independent Pontypridd
David McPherson Young Independent Poole
Neil Jameson Green Party Poplar and Limehouse
Penny Mordaunt Conservative Portsmouth North
Donna Jones Conservative Portsmouth South
Stephen Crabb Conservative Preseli Pembrokeshire
Imogen Shepherd-DuBey Liberal Democrat Reading East
Rachel Eden Labour Reading West
Zak Goldsmith Conservative Richmond-on-Thames
Jason Pilley Psychedelic Future Party Rochford & Southend East
Rana Das-Gupta Liberal Democrat Rugby
Jonathan Banks Liberal Democrat Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner
David Simmonds Conservative Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner
Nicholas Dakin Labour Scunthorpe
Ian Walker Conservative Sheffield Hallam
Simon Rood Independent Sherwood
Paul Girvan DUP South Antrim
Glyn Hanna DUP South Down
Nicholas Cox Green Party South Leicestershire
Chris Lofts Liberal Democrat South Northamptonshire
Kimberley Snape Labour South Ribble
Emma Lewell-Buck Labour South Shields
Adam Ashley Freeman Labour South Staffordshire
Robert Buckland Conservative South Swindon
Andrew Selous Conservative South West Bedfordshire
Emily Blake Labour South West Norfolk
Jeremy Hunt Conservative South West Surrey
Steven Galton Conservative Southampton Test
David Camponali Liberal Democrat Spelthorne
Derek Thomas Conservative St Ives
Daisy Cooper Liberal Democrat St Albans
Anne Main Conservative St Albans
Pat Moloney Liberal Democrat St Helens North
Stephen Kerr Conservative Stirling
Alec Sandiford Liberal Democrat Stone
Jim Shannon DUP Strangford
Michael Gove Conservative Surrey Heath
Rebecca Pow Conservative Taunton Deane
David Yellen Labour Thirsk and Malton
Jackie Doyle-Price Conservative Thurrock
Anthony Mangnall Conservative Totnes
David Lammy Labour Tottenham
Jonathan Silberman Communist League Election Campaign Tottenham
Greg Clark Conservative Tunbridge Wells
Peter Dain Brexit Party Vale of Clwyd
Sarah Bool Conservative Vauxhall
Mary Creagh Labour Wakefield
Ryan Kent Yorkshire Party Wakefield
Paul Campbell Brexit Party Walthamstow
Michael Flynn CPA Wansbeck
Elizabeth Bababe Brexit Party Warrington North
Kevin Hickson SDP Warrington South
Nick Goulding Brexit Party Weaver Vale
Jamie McFarlane Conservative Westminster North
Tim Farron Liberal Democrat Westmorland and Lonsdale
Wisdom Methodious Da Costa Independent Windsor
Chris Carubia Liberal Democrat Wirral South
Stewart Gardiner Conservative Wirral South
Laura Evans Conservative Wirral West
Kathryn Gilbert Green Party Wolverhampton South East
Mary Wimbury Labour Wrexham
Tony Capozzoli Independent Yeovil
Virginia Crosbie Conservative Ynys Mon
Dr Andrew Sneddon Yorkshire Party York Central
Nicholas Szkiler Brexit Party York Central