London, June 13, 2023: A parliamentary conference was held at the House of Commons in the United Kingdom, as part of the international campaign initiated by the Iranian Resistance in 2023. During this session, an official statement was issued with the support of 525 members of Parliament, representing various political parties in the UK. The statement demonstrated solidarity with the Iranian people’s uprising and endorsed Maryam Rajavi’s ten-point plan, which aims to establish a democratic republic based on the separation of religion and state.
Prominent individuals, including Maryam Rajavi, the President-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran, along with several parliamentarians, peers, and political leaders, delivered speeches at the conference held in the House of Commons.
The joint statement was signed by over 50 former ministers and deputy ministers from both conservative and labor cabinets. Notably, 15 bishops from the House of Lords, including three former Archbishops of Canterbury and Wales, also expressed their support.
Distinguished individuals such as former Deputy Prime Minister Lord John Prescott, 10 chairpersons of parliamentary committees, five deputy leaders of the Conservative Party, the head of the UK delegation to the Council of Europe, the deputy spokesperson of the House of Lords, as well as leaders of the Irish National Unity Party and the Welsh National Party, have endorsed the statement.
Former leaders of major political parties, namely Lord Neil Kinnock, Ian Duncan Smith, and Tim Farron, representing the Labor Party, Conservative Party, and Liberal Democrats respectively, have also added their signatures to the 2023 Iran Statement.
The joint statement includes signatures from former ministers who held key portfolios such as defense, justice, armed forces, trade, international development, women, education, and environment. It also features former ministers from Wales, Northern Ireland, and Brexit, along with the former Attorney General of the United Kingdom.
The British Committee for Iran Freedom released a statement acknowledging the significant support received for the Iranian uprising and Mrs. Rajavi‘s vision for the future of Iran.
Below is the statement from The British Committee for Iran Freedom for your reference.
