Our Membership

Bell has been the Chair of our APPG since its foundation in 2021. She was elected as a Labour MP for her home constituency of Streatham in 2019 and briefly served as the Shadow Immigration Minister. In her maiden speech, Bell called for a reckoning with the UK’s imperial past to address racism in the present, calling for a wider discussion about reparations. She founded our APPG to raise awareness around the legacies of slavery and colonialism and explore policy proposals to address them through parliamentary channels.

Clive Lewis is a vice-chair of our APPG. He has been the Labour MP for Norwich South since winning the seat in 2015. Clive served as Shadow Defence Secretary and Shadow Business Secretary under Jeremy Corbyn. In 2023, he secured a debate on the Government’s role in reducing inequality and building financial security in the Caribbean, where he outlined the case for reparatory justice.

Representing the people of Hackney North and Stoke Newington as their MP since 1987, Diane Abbott was the first Black woman to be elected to Parliament. Diane served as Shadow Health Secretary under the leadership of Ed Miliband and subsequently as Shadow Home Secretary under Jeremy Corbyn. In 2019, Diane became the first Black person to represent her party at Prime Minister’s Questions.

Dawn Butler is a vice-chair of our APPG and has been the Labour MP for Brent Central since 2015. Prior to this, she served as the MP for Brent South from 2005-2010, during which time she also became the first Black woman to speak from the despatch box in Parliament as the Minister for Young Citizens and Youth Engagement at the tail end of Gordon Brown’s premiership. Dawn also previously served as the Shadow Secretary of State for Women & Equalities under Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership.

Anne McLaughlin is a vice-chair of our APPG, serving as the Scottish National Party (SNP) MP for Glasgow North East since 2019, having also previously represented the constituency between 2015 and 2017. She is currently the SNP’s House of Commons spokesperson for International Development.

Marsha De Cordova is a vice-chair of our APPG and has represented Battersea as a Labour MP since the General Election of May 2017. During her time in Parliament, Marsha has served as both the Shadow Minister for Disabled People and as the Shadow Secretary of State for Women & Equalities.

Caroline Lucas is an officer of our APPG and the current MP for Brighton Pavillion. She served as the Green Party’s first leader from 2008-2012 and again from 2016-2018. During her first tenure, she also became the first Green MP elected to the House of Commons in 2010.

Jeremy Corbyn MP is an officer of our APPG, serving as the Labour Party Leader and Leader of His Majesty’s Most Loyal Opposition from 2015-2020. He has represented the constituency of Islington North for 40 years now. Jeremy is a longstanding supporter of the UK movement for reparatory justice, pledging environmental reparations during his time as Labour Leader.

Sir Peter Bottomley is the current Father of the House, having been an MP since 1975. During that time, he has represented Woolwich West, Eltham, and his current constituency of Worthing West as an MP. He served as a Parliamentary Under Secretary of State and Minister in Margaret Thatcher’s Governments. Whilst Peter does not agree with the arguments for reparatory justice, he supports the right to discuss the issue in this setting and has therefore agreed to lend his support to the APPG’s existence.

Kate Osamor is a member of our APPG and has been the Labour MP for Edmonton since 2015. Under Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership, she served as Shadow Secretary of State for International Development for two years where she was responsible for developing Labour’s policy response to tackling inequality and poverty in the Global South.

Nadia Whittome entered Parliament as the Labour MP for Nottingham East and the youngest member of the House in 2019. She briefly served as a PPS to the Shadow Health Secretary, resigning in order to defy the Labour whip and vote against the Overseas Operations Bill.

Claudia Webbe entered Parliament as the first female MP for Leicester East in 2019. During her time in Parliament, Claudia has sat on the Backbench Business Committee, the Environmental Audit Committee, the Foreign Affairs Committee, and the Committee of Arms Export Control.

Apsana Begum is a member of our APPG. She has represented Poplar & Limehouse since the 2019 election, sitting on the Education Select Committee during the entirety of this period.