Orwell Prize Winner
EDM number 125 in 2013-14, proposed by George Galloway on 16/05/2013.
Categorised under the topics of Armed forces, Death, Iraq and Media.
That this House congratulates the winner of the Orwell book prize for political writing, A T Williams, for his investigation into the killing of the hotel receptionist Baha Mousa by British soldiers in Iraq; notes that the book, A Very British Killing, unearthed damning evidence about what really happened to Mousa, who was beaten to death in 2003; and believes that the book should be required reading for all British soldiers as part of their training.
This motion has been signed by a total of 5 MPs.
MP | Date | Constituency | Party | Type |
---|---|---|---|---|
George Galloway | 16/05/2013 | Bradford West | Respect | Proposed |
Alan Meale | 20/05/2013 | Mansfield | Labour | Seconded |
Jeremy Corbyn | 21/05/2013 | Islington North | Labour | Seconded |
Kelvin Hopkins | 03/06/2013 | Luton North | Labour | Seconded |
Ronnie Campbell | 03/06/2013 | Blyth Valley | Labour | Seconded |
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