Shokat Adam
 Shokat Adam      (politician, businessman) | ||||||||||
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| Born | Shockat Hussain Adam Patel 29 November 1972 Malawi | |||||||||
| Party | Independent | |||||||||
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Shokat Adam is a British politician who was elected as an Independent Member of Parliament for Leicester South at the UK/General election/2024. He is a founding member of the Independent Alliance.
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Recognising Palestine
On 21 October 2024, Shockat Adam presented the ‘Recognition of the State of Palestine Bill’ to Parliament. The Bill’s sponsors include Sian Berry, Ian Byrne, Jeremy Corbyn, Stephen Gethins, Adnan Hussain, Kim Johnson, Ayoub Khan, Iqbal Mohamed, Brendan O’Hara and Liz Saville Roberts.
Pre-condition for lasting peace
Statehood would enable Palestine to join the United Nations as a full member and would be an important step towards peace in the region, reinforcing the State of Palestine's right to self determination and putting a political solution at its core.
In June, 25 UN experts called for the recognition of Palestinian sovereignty as a matter of urgency saying “Palestine must be able to enjoy full self-determination, including the ability to exist, determine their destiny and develop freely as a people with safety and security. This is a pre-condition for lasting peace in Palestine and the entire Middle East.”
Vote on 29 November
Shockat Adam said:
- “The time for Palestine sovereignty and for Palestinians is now. Israel has done everything in its capacity to try and destroy any chance of Palestinian statehood – through settlement, land theft and now the wholesale decimation of Gaza.
- "UK recognition of the Palestinian state will help reinforce the Palestinian people’s inalienable right to self-determination, in a way that cannot be vetoed by Israel. This would initiate a path to peace for everyone in the region and not be at the expense of any community.
- “I urge parliamentary colleagues to back the Bill on 29 November 2024 and be part of the positive change we all want to see in this region”.[1]
