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Newcastle United And The Renaming Of St James' Park

EDM number 2743 in 2010-12, proposed by Ian Mearns on 21/02/2012.

That this House deeply regrets the decision to rebrand the historic home of Newcastle United Football Club, St James' Park; condemns the corporate vandalism perpetrated by the club's owners in removing the name St James' Park from the stadium; warmly endorses the now famous front page banner headline of the local Evening Chronicle `St James' Park and Always Will Be'; notes that the Chief Executive of Newcastle's new shirt sponsor, Virgin Money, has added her concerns about the rebranding and hopes that others will follow her example; further notes that Newcastle City Council has debated and agreed a motion stating that the Council has no plans to change any wayfinding signs which bear the nameSt James' Park, rather than the name of Mike Ashley's business; and urges Mike Ashley, the owner of Newcastle United, to reconsider his decision.

This motion has been signed by a total of 40 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Ian Mearns21/02/2012GatesheadLabourProposed
Pat Glass21/02/2012North West DurhamLabourSeconded
Catherine McKinnell21/02/2012Newcastle upon Tyne NorthLabourSeconded
Chi Onwurah21/02/2012Newcastle upon Tyne CentralLabourSeconded
Nick Brown21/02/2012Newcastle upon Tyne EastLabourSeconded
Ian Lavery21/02/2012WansbeckLabourSeconded
Dennis Skinner21/02/2012BolsoverLabourSigned
Stephen Hepburn21/02/2012JarrowLabourSigned
Alan Meale21/02/2012MansfieldLabourSigned
David Anderson21/02/2012BlaydonLabourSigned
Mary Glindon21/02/2012North TynesideLabourSigned
Alex Cunningham21/02/2012Stockton NorthLabourSigned
Jonathan Edwards23/02/2012Carmarthen East and DinefwrPlaid CymruSigned
John Leech23/02/2012Manchester, WithingtonLiberal DemocratSigned
Alan Beith23/02/2012Berwick-upon-TweedLiberal DemocratSigned
Jim Dobbin23/02/2012Heywood and MiddletonLabourSigned
Jeremy Corbyn23/02/2012Islington NorthLabourSigned
Ronnie Campbell23/02/2012Blyth ValleyLabourSigned
Gregory Campbell23/02/2012East LondonderryDUPSigned
Tony Lloyd23/02/2012Manchester CentralLabourSigned
Tony Cunningham23/02/2012WorkingtonLabourSigned
Graham Stringer27/02/2012Blackley and BroughtonLabourSigned
Clive Efford28/02/2012ElthamLabourSigned
John Hemming28/02/2012Birmingham, YardleyLiberal DemocratSigned
Frank Dobson28/02/2012Holborn and St PancrasLabourSigned
John Cryer28/02/2012Leyton and WansteadLabourSigned
David Crausby28/02/2012Bolton North EastLabourSigned
Tom Clarke28/02/2012Coatbridge, Chryston and BellshillLabourSigned
John McDonnell28/02/2012Hayes and HarlingtonLabourSigned
Joan Ruddock28/02/2012Lewisham, DeptfordLabourSigned
Bob Russell29/02/2012ColchesterLiberal DemocratSigned
Steve Rotheram29/02/2012Liverpool, WaltonLabourSigned
Ian Swales29/02/2012RedcarLiberal DemocratSigned
John Pugh01/03/2012SouthportLiberal DemocratSigned
Greg Mulholland05/03/2012Leeds North WestLiberal DemocratSigned
Tom Harris08/03/2012Glasgow SouthLabourSigned
Dave Watts08/03/2012St Helens NorthLabourSigned
Iain Wright08/03/2012HartlepoolLabourSigned
Grahame Morris20/03/2012EasingtonLabourSigned
Mark Lazarowicz27/03/2012Edinburgh North and LeithLabourSigned

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