Conviction Of George Kelly
EDM number 74 in 2010-12, proposed by Adrian Sanders on 25/05/2010.
Categorised under the topic of Administration of justice.
That this House notes the quashing after the longest campaign in English legal history lasting 53 years of the conviction of George Kelly who was wrongly convicted of murder in the Cameo Cinema murder case and who was executed in 1950; recognises the efforts of those, including relatives who have died, who sought to overturn the conviction; and calls for a public inquiry into the gross miscarriage of justice.
This motion has been signed by a total of 11 MPs.
| MP | Date | Constituency | Party | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian Sanders | 25/05/2010 | Torbay | Liberal Democrat | Proposed |
| Peter Bottomley | 26/05/2010 | Worthing West | Conservative | Seconded |
| Mike Hancock | 26/05/2010 | Portsmouth South | Liberal Democrat | Seconded |
| John Leech | 02/06/2010 | Manchester, Withington | Liberal Democrat | Seconded |
| Paul Flynn | 07/06/2010 | Newport West | Labour | Seconded |
| Tom Watson | 10/06/2010 | West Bromwich East | Labour | Seconded |
| John Hemming | 10/06/2010 | Birmingham, Yardley | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Mike Wood | 17/06/2010 | Batley and Spen | Labour | Signed |
| John McDonnell | 30/06/2010 | Hayes and Harlington | Labour | Signed |
| Tom Brake | 06/09/2010 | Carshalton and Wallington | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Mark Williams | 15/09/2010 | Ceredigion | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
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