[UPDATE: as of this morning – 21 March – the number of MPS that have signed the motion is now 72. And STILL only 2 LibDems – shameful. Please keep pressing them!]
I wrote last week about the importance of pressing LibDem MPs to sign EDM1188, the crucial parliamentary motion that aims to block the government’s attempt to force Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) to include private bidders in every NHS contract.
So far, only 1 LibDem – apart from Andrew George who co-sponsored the motion – is among the 59 who have signed it, which is a disgrace. Since the slippery Tories didn’t change the 1 April launch date for the regulations when they amended them, it’s more urgent than ever to apply pressure to LibDem MPs to sign the motion so that the Tories are forced to back down and scrap these undemocratic regulations that will privatise the NHS piece by piece, contract by contract and make it almost impossible to reconstruct.
Below is a table of LibDem MPs who have not yet signed EDM1188. If you live in their constituencies, please email them via www.theyworkforyou.com and whether you live in their constituency or not, then tweet to them on Twitter so they start to get the message and do the right thing!
| MP’s name | Constituency | Twitter ID | Signed EDM1188 |
| Alexander, Danny | Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey | @dannyalexander | NO |
| Baker, Norman | Lewes | NO | |
| Beith, Alan | Berwick-upon-Tweed | NO | |
| Birtwistle, Gordon | Burnley | @gbirtwhistle_mp | NO |
| Brake, Tom | Carshalton and Wallington | @thomasbrake | NO |
| Browne, Jeremy | Taunton Deane | NO | |
| Bruce, Malcolm | Gordon | @malcolmbruce | NO |
| Burstow, Paul | Sutton and Cheam | @paulburstow | NO |
| Burt, Lorely | Solihull | @lorelyburt | NO |
| Cable, Vince | Twickenham | @vincecable | NO |
| Campbell, Menzies | North East Fife | @mingcampbellmp | NO |
| Carmichael, Alistair | Orkney and Shetland | @acarmichaelmp | NO |
| Clegg, Nick | Sheffield, Hallam | @nick_clegg | NO |
| Crockart, Mike | Edinburgh West | @CrockartMP | NO |
| Davey, Edward | Kingston and Surbiton | @eddaveykands | NO |
| Featherstone, Lynne | Hornsey and Wood Green | @lfeatherstone | NO |
| Foster, Don | Bath | @donfostermp | NO |
| Gilbert, Stephen | St Austell and Newquay | @stephen_gilbert | NO |
| Hames, Duncan | Chippenham | @duncanhames | NO |
| Harvey, Nick | North Devon | NO | |
| Heath, David | Somerton and Frome | @davidheathmp | NO |
| Hughes, Simon | Bermondsey and Old Southwark | @simonhughesmp | NO |
| Hunter, Mark | Cheadle | @markhuntermp | NO |
| Kennedy, Charles | Ross, Skye and Lochaber | @charles_kennedy | NO |
| Lamb, Norman | North Norfolk | @normanlamb | NO |
| Laws, David | Yeovil | NO | |
| Lloyd, Stephen | Eastbourne | NO | |
| Moore, Michael | Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk | @michaelmooremp | NO |
| Munt, Tessa | Wells | @tessamunt | NO |
| Pugh, John | Southport | @johnpughmp | NO |
| Reid, Alan | Argyll and Bute | NO | |
| Rogerson, Dan | North Cornwall | NO | |
| Russell, Bob | Colchester | NO | |
| Sanders, Adrian | Torbay | @adriansandersmp | NO |
| Smith, Robert | West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine | NO | |
| Stunell, Andrew | Hazel Grove | NO | |
| Swales, Ian | Redcar | @iswales | NO |
| Swinson, Jo | East Dunbartonshire | @joswinson | NO |
| Teather, Sarah | Brent Central | NO | |
| Thornton, Mike | Eastleigh | @mike4eastleigh | NO |
| Thurso, John | Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross | NO | |
| Ward, David | Bradford East | @davidwardmp | NO |
| Webb, Steve | Thornbury and Yate | @stevewebb1 | NO |
| Williams, Mark | Ceredigion | @mark4ceredigion | NO |
| Williams, Stephen | Bristol West | @swilliamsmp | NO |
| Willott, Jenny | Cardiff Central | @jennywillott | NO |
| Wright, Simon | Norwich South | @simonwrightmp | NO |
| Horwood, Martin | Cheltenham | @martinchelt | NO |
| Hancock, Mike | Portsmouth South | NO | |
| Brooke, Annette | Mid Dorset and North Poole | @annette4MDNP | NO |
| Williams, Roger | Brecon and Radnorshire | @rogerwilliamsmp | NO |
| Hemming, John | Birmingham Yardley | @johnhemmingmp | NO |
| Mulholland, Greg | Leeds North West | @gregmulholland1 | NO |
| Huppert, Julian | Cambridge | @julianhuppert | NO |
| Farron, Tim | Westmorland and Lonsdale | @timfarron | NO |
| Leech, John | Manchester Withington | @johnleechmcr | NO |