Endorsements in the 2024 United Kingdom general election
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Various newspapers, organisations and individuals endorsed parties or individual candidates for the 2024 United Kingdom general election.
Endorsements for parties
Newspapers and magazines
National daily newspapers
| Newspaper | Endorsement | Notes | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daily Mirror | Labour Party | [1] | ||
| The Daily Telegraph | Conservative Party | [2] | ||
Endorsements from individuals
Labour Party
Businesspeople
- Karen Blackett, businessperson[3][4]
- Richard Burge, trade advisor[3][4]
- David Cleevely, businessperson and academic[3][4]
- Rachel Coldicutt, former CEO of Doteveryone[3][4]
- Matthew Freud, businessperson[3][4]
- Jonathan Goodwin, banker and investor[3][4]
- Benny Higgins, former CEO of Tesco Bank[5]
- Andrew Higginson, businessperson[3][4]
- Dan Kieran, former CEO of Unbound[3][4]
- Paul Lindley, founder of Ella's Kitchen[3][4]
- Piers Linney, businessperson[3][4]
- Kevin McGrath, businessperson[3][4]
- Andy Palmer, automotive executive and engineer[3][4]
- Charles Randell, former chair of the Financial Conduct Authority[3][4]
- Jason Stockwood, businessperson and chair of Grimsby Town F.C.[3][4]
- Bill Thomas, businessperson[3][4]
- Malcolm Walker, founder of the Iceland supermarket chain[3][4]
- Richard Walker, chair of the Iceland supermarket chain[3][4]
Politicians
- Nick Boles, former Minister of State for Skills (2014 to 2016) and former Conservative—and later independent—MP for Grantham and Stamford (2010 to 2019)[6]
- Mark Logan, former Conservative MP for Bolton North East (2019 to 2024)[7][8]
Other celebrities and public figures
- Jane Featherstone, television producer[3][4]
- Tom Kerridge, chef[3][4]
- Låpsley, singer-songwriter[9]
- Gary Neville, footballer[10]
- Jimmy Wales, founder of Wikipedia[3][4]
Green Party
Politicians
- Lynne Jones, former Labour MP for Birmingham Selly Oak (1992 to 2010)[11]
Endorsements from organisations
Labour Party
Endorsements in individual constituencies
For John Ross (Traditional Unionist Voice):
- Jamie Bryson, Ulster loyalist activist[13]
For David Clarke (Traditional Unionist Voice):
- Jamie Bryson, Ulster loyalist activist[13]
For Mohammad Akunjee (independent):
For Akhmed Yakoob (independent):
For Carla Denyer (Green Party of England and Wales):
- Massive Attack, band from Bristol[15]
For Nigel Farage (Reform UK)
- Douglas Carswell, former Conservative and UKIP MP for Harwich and then Clacton (2005 to 2017)[16]
For Tahir Mirza (independent):
For Allister Kyle (Traditional Unionist Voice):
- Jamie Bryson, Ulster loyalist activist[13]
For Diana Armstrong (Ulster Unionist Party):
For Andrew Feinstein (independent):
For Tanushka Marah (independent):
For Joseph Powell (Labour):
- Charles Tannock, psychiatrist and former Conservative MEP for London (1999 to 2019)[18]
For Jeremy Corbyn (independent):
- Bobby Gillespie, musician[19]
- Mohammed Kozbar, general secretary of Finsbury Park Mosque[20]
- National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers[21]
- Socialist Workers Party[22]
- Workers Party of Britain[14]
For Claudia Webbe (independent):
For Shockat Patel (independent):
For Sam Gorst (Liverpool Community Independents):
For Ann San (independent):
For Angus Brendan MacNeil (independent):
For Yvonne Ridley (independent):
For Alex Easton (independent):
- Jamie Bryson, Ulster loyalist activist[13]
- Democratic Unionist Party[17]
- Reform UK[24]
- Traditional Unionist Voice[24]
For Ellie Chowns (Green Party of England and Wales):
- Kevin McCloud, designer and TV presenter[25]
- Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, TV presenter and author[26]
For Penny Mordaunt (Conservative)
- George Madgwick, leader of the Portsmouth Independents Party[27]
For James Bagge (Independent)
- Martin Bell, Independent MP for Tatton (1997 to 2001)[28]
For Alan Adams (Reform UK):
- Lucy Allan, Conservative MP for Telford (2015 to 2024)[29]
For Adrian Ramsay (Green Party)
- Norman Lamb, Liberal Democrat MP for North Norfolk (2001 to 2019)[30]
References
- ^ "'Give our children a real future by voting Labour at the General Election'". Mirror. 24 May 2024.
- ^ "It's a simple choice: Sunak or Starmer". Daily Telegraph. 22 May 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t Swinford, Steven (27 May 2024). "Labour wins backing of 120 business leaders". The Times. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t "Times letters: Sunak's new national service for 18-year-olds". 28 May 2024. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
- ^ "Former Sturgeon adviser backs Labour as 'only credible option' for Scotland". The Herald. 27 May 2024. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
- ^ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2024/02/19/help-labour-succeed-ex-tory-minister-nick-boles/
- ^ "Mark Logan: Former Tory MP backs Labour at general election". BBC News. 30 May 2024. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
- ^ "Conservative Mark Logan defects to Labour - saying 'we need a new government'". Sky News. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
- ^ O'Connor, Roisin (31 May 2024). "Låpsley supports Labour using song 'Better Times' during general election campaign: 'Things couldn't get worse'". The Independent. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ Chaplain, Chloe (22 December 2022). "Labour hires head of celebrity endorsements to line up big name backers ahead of election". inews.co.uk. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
- ^ https://nation.cymru/news/ex-labour-mp-joins-the-green-party/
- ^ "Vote Labour but fight for a workers' government | Workers' Liberty". www.workersliberty.org. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Jamie Bryson not running in General Election but backing TUV in race for East Belfast". 28 May 2024. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k https://workerspartybritain.org/general-election-2024/
- ^ Booth, Martin (3 June 2024). "MASSIVE ATTACK ENDORSE GREEN CANDIDATE CARLA DENYER IN BRISTOL CENTRAL". Bristol 24/7. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
- ^ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/06/04/nigel-farage-can-win-in-clacton-and-save-britain-from-the-f/
- ^ a b "DUP stand aside in Fermanagh and South Tyrone". BBC News. 29 May 2024. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
- ^ Ferguson, Donna; Sparrow, Andrew; Ferguson (now), Donna; Sparrow (earlier), Andrew (22 May 2024). "General election 2024: Sunak says Labour taking victory for granted as Starmer calls on voters to 'stop the chaos' on 4 July – as it happened". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
- ^ Anthony, Andrew (25 May 2024). "'Defeat would be a big blow': Labour faces double trouble of Corbyn and Abbott in Islington and Hackney". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
- ^ Frazer, Jenni (29 May 2024). "Corbyn election leaflet features endorsement from Muslim leader who praised Hamas founder". Jewish News. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
- ^ Murray, Andrew (24 May 2024). "Jeremy Corbyn announces candidacy for Islington North". Morning Star. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
- ^ TTE (24 May 2024). "Jeremy Corbyn will stand against Labour in Islington North". Socialist Worker. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
- ^ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-politics-69088663?ns_mchannel=social&ns_source=twitter&ns_campaign=bbc_live&ns_linkname=6660509b5d8a3078a4917e28%26Alba%20leader%20Alex%20Salmond%20won%27t%20stand%20in%20general%20election%262024-06-05T12%3A58%3A05.709Z&ns_fee=0&pinned_post_locator=urn:asset:c3513b9f-b24b-4597-8209-2c926848ea31&pinned_post_asset_id=6660509b5d8a3078a4917e28&pinned_post_type=share
- ^ a b "TUV and Reform UK to support Alex Easton in North Down". BelfastTelegraph.co.uk. 24 May 2024. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
- ^ Garvey, Jane (host); Glover, Fi (host) (4 October 2023). "But we've already humped? (with Kevin McCloud)". Off Air... with Jane and Fi. Episode 210. Event occurs at 28:04. Times Radio – via Acast.
Fi: "I know that in 2015 you endorsed the Green Party, whose candidate at the time was Caroline Lucas, no longer available to you. So in this coming election, would you be prepared to endorse a political party for their green credentials?" Kevin: "Yeah, in as much as I live in Herefordshire and we have a potential candidate here, Ellie Chowns. So, yeah, I'll be supporting her. Yeah, of course!"
- ^ https://www.herefordtimes.com/news/24352398.greens-close-beating-sir-bill-wiggin-north-herefordshire/
- ^ Paine, Toby. "Portsmouth Independent snubs offer from Nigel Farage and is throwing his weight behind Penny Mordaunt instead". The Portsmouth News. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
- ^ Cunliffe, Rachel (25 May 2024). "The one-man mission to unseat Liz Truss". New Statesman. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
- ^ Mason, Rowena (27 May 2024). "Conservative MP Lucy Allan backs Reform UK candidate". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
- ^ Jarvis, Chris (3 June 2024). "Former Lib Dem leadership candidate backs Adrian Ramsay to be Green MP for Waveney Valley". Left Foot Forward. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
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