Westminster Declaration

http://www.westminster2010.org.uk/declaration/

"The was much said about the Westminster Declaration in Christian circles during the election. It attracted over 60,000 signatures, but drew fire from Protestant circles by being ecumenical. Leading signatories were Lord Carey (Former Archbishop of Canterbury ), Cardinal O’Brien (Catholic Church in Scotland ), Michael Nazir-Ali (Former Bishop of Rochester ), Steve Clifford (General Director, Evangelical Alliance) and Lyndon Bowring (Executive Chairman, CARE)."

People

Accessed June 2015:

Just 57 – "could bring themselves to promise to maintain Christian liberties, and that 16 – real enemies of the Gospel – went out of their way to refuse to sign."

These 57 candidates, returned as MP’s, signed the Westminster 2010 Pledge:

• Nigel Adams, Selby and Ainsty (Con)
• Peter Aldous, Waveney (Con)
• Harriett Baldwin, West Worcestershire (Con)
• Sir Alan Beith, Berwick-upon-Tweed (LibDem)
• Henry Bellingham , North West Norfolk (Con)
• Bob Blackman, Harrow East (Con)
• Peter Bone, Wellingborough (Con)
• Graham Brady, Altrincham and Sale West (Con)
• Steve Brine, Winchester (Con)
• Fiona Bruce, Congleton (Con)
• Neil Carmichael, Stroud (Con)
• Jenny Chapman, Darlington (Lab)
• Alex Cunningham, Stockton North (Lab)
• Philip Davies, Shipley (Con)
• Jim Dobbin, Heywood and Middleton (Lab)
• Nigel Dodds, Belfast North (DUP)
• Jeffrey Donaldson, Lagan Valley (DUP)
• Charlie Elphicke, Dover (Con)
• Bill Esterson, Sefton Central (Lab)
• Michael Fallon, Sevenoaks (Con)
• Tim Farron, Westmorland and Lonsdale (LibDem)
• Mary Glindon, North Tyneside (Lab)
• Robert Goodwill, Scarborough and Whitby (Con)
• Richard Graham, Gloucester (Con)
• James Gray, North Wiltshire (Con)
• Robert Halfon, Harlow (Con)
• Richard Harrington, Watford (Con)
• Rebecca Harris, Castle Point (Con)
• Oliver Heald, North East Hertfordshire (Con)
• Nick Hurd, Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner (Con)
• Margot James, Stourbridge (Con)
• David Jones, Clwyd West (Con)
• Liz Kendall, Leicester West (Lab)
• Andrea Leadsom, South Northamptonshire (Con)
• Jeremy Lefroy, Stafford (Con)
• Stephen Lloyd, Eastbourne (LibDem)
• Jonathan Lord, Woking (Con)
• Tim Loughton, East Worthing and Shoreham (Con)
• Peter Luff, Mid Worcestershire (Con)
• Mary MacLeod, Brentford and Isleworth (Con)
• Catherine McKinnell, Newcastle upon Tyne North (Lab)
• Graeme Morrice, Livingston (Lab)
• Stephen Mosley, City of Chester (Con)
• David Mowat, Warrington South (Con)
• Ian Murray, Edinburgh South (Lab)
• Caroline Nokes, Romsey and Southampton North (Con)
• Ian Paisley Jnr, North Antrim (DUP)
• John Redwood, Wokingham (Con)
• Andrew Selous, South West Bedfordshire (Con)
• Jim Shannon, Strangford (DUP)
• Nicholas Soames, Mid Sussex (Con)
• Bob Stewart, Beckenham (Con)
• David Ward, Bradford East (LibDem)
• Steve Webb, Thornbury and Yate (LibDem)
• John Whittingdale, Maldon (Con)
• Sammy Wilson, East Antrim (DUP)
• Nadhim Zahawi, Stratford-on-Avon (Con)

These 16 candidates, returned as MP’s, refused to sign the Westminster 2010 Pledge:

• James Arbuthnot, North East Hampshire (Con)
• Norman Baker, Lewes (LibDem)
• Nick Clegg, Sheffield , Hallam (LibDem)
• Ian Davidson, Glasgow South West (Lab)
• Tom Harris, Glasgow South (Lab)
• Mark Hendrick, Preston (Lab)
• Eric Joyce, Falkirk (Lab)
• Caroline Lucas, Brighton , Pavilion (Green Party)
• Kerry McCarthy, Bristol East (Lab)
• Meg Munn, Sheffield , Heeley (Lab)
• Pamela Nash, Airdrie and Shotts (Lab)
• Stephen Phillips, Sleaford and North Hykeham (Con)
• Andrew Smith, Oxford East (Lab)
• Jo Swinson, East Dunbartonshire (LibDem)
• Alan Whitehead, Southampton, Test (Lab)
• Jenny Willott, Cardiff Central (LibDem)

Westminster 2010 Declaration

The first 35 signatories to the Westminster 2010 Declaration are:

• Lord Carey – Former Archbishop of Canterbury
• Keith O'Brien – Catholic Church in Scotland
• Michael Nazir-Ali – Former Bishop of Rochester
• Steve Clifford – General Director, Evangelical Alliance
• Lyndon Bowring – Executive Director, CARE
• Julie Anderson – Founder, Prayer for the Nation
• Paul Ashton – CEO, Prospects for People with Learning Disabilities
• Steve Brady – Principal, Moorlands College
• Anita Cleverly – UK/European Director of ASK Prayer Network
• Gerald Coates – Founder of Pioneer, speaker, author, broadcaster
• Chris Cole – Founder of Cross Rhythms
• Baroness Cox – House of Lords
• Philip Giddings – Chairman, Mission and Public Affairs Council, Church of England
• John Glass – General Superintendent, Elim Churches
• Martin Goldsmith – Associate Lecturer, All Nations Christian College, Author, International Conference Speaker
• Lynn Green – International Chairman, Youth With A Mission
• Archbishop Hackman – Transatlantic and Pacific Association of Churches (TAPAC)
• Clifford Hill and Monica Hill – Projects Director and Executive Director, Contemporary Christianity
• Tony Horswood – Director, Connections
• Kate Jinadu and Paul Jinadu – Overseers, New Covenant Church Network
• Matilda McAtthram – Black Mental Health UK
• Peter Maiden – International Director, Operation Mobilisation
• Julie Littler Manners – Fountain House Ministries
• Yaqub Masih – Chairman, Pakistan Christian Concern
• David Montgomery – District Superintendent of England and Wales, Church of the Nazarene
• Jonathan Oloyede – Convener, Global Day of Prayer London
• Hugh Palmer – Rector, All Souls Church
• Peter Saunders – CEO, Christian Medical Fellowship
• David Shosanya – London Baptist Association
• Olave Snelling – CEO, Christian Broadcasting Council
• Simon Steer – Principal, London School of Theology
• Chris Sugden – Executive Secretary, Anglican Mainstream
• Mike Wall – Executive Director, All Nations Christian College
• Andrea Williams – Director, Christian Concern for our Nation
• Dennis Wrigley – Leader, Maranatha Community