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I need Easy Read pledge

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A pledge is when someone promises to do something.

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The I need Easy Read campaign asked candidates in the UK General Election on 4th July 2024 to pledge their support.

The pledge

We asked candidates to pledge to support Easy Read in the UK by:

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  • Making sure that businesses and organisations follow the law about making changes to include people with learning disabilities.

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  • Telling businesses and organisations about what Easy Read is.

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  • Telling people with learning disabilities about their rights to get information in Easy Read. 

The MPs who signed the pledge were:

Name
Political Party
Constituency
Nadia Whittome MP
Labour Party
Nottingham East
Cameron Thomas MP
Liberal Democrats
Tewkesbury
Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP
Labour Party
Clapham and Brixton Hill
Yasmin Qureshi MP
Labour Party
Bolton South and Walkden
Graham Leadbitter MP
Nairn and Strathspey, Scottish National Party
Moray West
John Grogan MP
Labour Party
Keighley and Ilkley
Sorcha-Lucy Eastwood MP
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Lagan Valley
Alex Easton MP
Independent
North Down
Neil John Duncan-Jordan MP
Labour Party
Poole
Carla Denyer MP
Green Party
Bristol Central
Siân Berry MP
Green Party
Brighton Pavilion
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You can see a full list of the candidates who signed the pledge on our pledge Supporters page. 

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