Makerfield: Tell Andy Burnham to put human rights at the heart of government
106 days left to demand change
If you live in Makerfield, you have a unique opportunity to influence the next UK government.
Write to your MP, Andy Burnham, and tell him what policies you want him to put in place as the UK's next Prime Minister.
Human rights should sit at the heart of UK policy-making. But this isn't just because of the UK’s obligations under domestic and international human rights law. Put simply, human rights help people – and in a fair society that's the right thing to do.
In the UK, millions of ordinary people are struggling to live a life of dignity. Due to the choices made by successive governments, people can no longer afford basics such as rent and food. But no one deserves to worry about having a roof over their head or food on the table.
Others across the UK are facing attacks based on who they are. The spread of harmful disinformation online is stoking division and causing whole communities to be scapegoated, leading to violent disorder up and down the country.
Finally, people around the world are facing rising conflict and a complete lack of accountability for horrendous abuses committed against them, not least in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT).
As your MP and future Prime Minister, Andy Burnham could change all of this. That's why we're asking him to be a champion for human rights at home and abroad, including by committing to:
- A Right to Food Bill so that UK governments have a duty to make food affordable and accessible to all
- Regulation of social media companies to prevent the misinformation driving violence
- A ban on all trade, in goods and services, with Israeli settlements in the OPT
But we can't convince him of this alone. We need your voice as one of Andy Burnham's constituents – because it's his job to listen to your concerns.
Email your MP today and ask him to put human rights at the heart of the next UK government.
Who can take this action?
You can take this action if Andy Burnham is your MP. You live in his Makerfield constituency if you live in the following Wigan wards:
Abram, Ashton-in-Makerfield South, Golbourne and Lowton West, Hindley, Hindley Green, Ince, Leigh West, Orrell, Winstanley, and Worseley Mesnes
This includes postcodes WA3, WN2, WN3, WN4, WN5, WN6 and WN7.
If you live in Makerfield, you have a unique opportunity to influence the next UK government.
Write to your MP, Andy Burnham, and tell him what policies you want him to put in place as the UK's next Prime Minister.
Human rights should sit at the heart of UK policy-making. But this isn't just because of the UK’s obligations under domestic and international human rights law. Put simply, human rights help people – and in a fair society that's the right thing to do.
In the UK, millions of ordinary people are struggling to live a life of dignity. Due to the choices made by successive governments, people can no longer afford basics such as rent and food. But no one deserves to worry about having a roof over their head or food on the table.
Others across the UK are facing attacks based on who they are. The spread of harmful disinformation online is stoking division and causing whole communities to be scapegoated, leading to violent disorder up and down the country.
Finally, people around the world are facing rising conflict and a complete lack of accountability for horrendous abuses committed against them, not least in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT).
As your MP and future Prime Minister, Andy Burnham could change all of this. That's why we're asking him to be a champion for human rights at home and abroad, including by committing to:
- A Right to Food Bill so that UK governments have a duty to make food affordable and accessible to all
- Regulation of social media companies to prevent the misinformation driving violence
- A ban on all trade, in goods and services, with Israeli settlements in the OPT
But we can't convince him of this alone. We need your voice as one of Andy Burnham's constituents – because it's his job to listen to your concerns.
Email your MP today and ask him to put human rights at the heart of the next UK government.
Who can take this action?
You can take this action if Andy Burnham is your MP. You live in his Makerfield constituency if you live in the following Wigan wards:
Abram, Ashton-in-Makerfield South, Golbourne and Lowton West, Hindley, Hindley Green, Ince, Leigh West, Orrell, Winstanley, and Worseley Mesnes
This includes postcodes WA3, WN2, WN3, WN4, WN5, WN6 and WN7.