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Socio-Economic Duty Take Action

July 17, 2024

Ahead of the King’s Speech, we wrote to every newly-elected MP in the House of Commons and coordinated an open letter calling for the immediate commencement of the socio-economic duty from our #1forEquality campaign group signed by Amnesty, Shelter, the Royal College of Physicians, Resolve Poverty, Equally Ours, Just Fair, and more.

We need to put pressure on our new MPs to take inequality seriously, and the King’s Speech shows us why. There were important first steps on a number of issues, including plans for more public involvement in the economy, devolution, and expanding workers and renters rights, but on so many crises – climate, housing, cost-of-living, water, poverty – the measures plan to leave the flawed structures in place.

On several particular immediate actions we need to take, the King’s Speech fell short. And here’s where you come in.

Already, a growing rebellion is demanding the removal of the two-child limit, a political choice which has thrown nearly 500,000 children into poverty. Taxing the rich and polluting is a fair, popular, and necessary move the government can’t escape from. And devolving real power and commencing the socio-economic duty would give us crucial tools to start changing the UK.

So we’re asking you to write to your MP using our 2-minute tool. With so many new MPs, we need to reach as many as possible. Make sure they hear your voice!