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Endorsements in the 2024 United Kingdom general election

Various newspapers, organisations and individuals endorsed parties or individual candidates for the 2024 United Kingdom general election.


Various newspapers, organisations and individuals endorsed parties or individual candidates for the 2024 United Kingdom general election.

NewspaperEndorsementNotesRef
Daily ExpressConservative Party
Daily MailConservative PartyAdvocated tactical voting for the Conservative Party to ensure it provided an effective opposition to a prospective Labour government.
Daily MirrorLabour Party
Financial TimesLabour PartyLast backed Labour in 2005.
iNoneHave never endorsed a political party.
Morning StarNoneAdvocated for voting against the Conservatives, but did not endorse any specific party.
The Daily TelegraphConservative Party
The GuardianLabour PartyAdvocated tactical voting against the government.
The IndependentLabour Party
The SunLabour PartyLast backed Labour in 2005. Labour Party leader, Keir Starmer responded to the endorsement by saying, "I am delighted to have the support and backing of The Sun" and that it "shows how much this is a changed Labour Party".
The TimesNoneBacked Conservatives in 2019.
NewspaperEndorsementNotesLink
The ObserverLabour PartyLast backed Labour in 2015. Advocated tactical voting for the Liberal Democrats "wherever they are best placed to defeat a Conservative opponent".
Sunday ExpressConservative Party
Sunday MirrorLabour Party
The Sun on SundayNoneBacked Conservatives in 2019.
The Sunday TelegraphConservative Party
Mail on SundayConservative Party
Sunday PeopleLabour Party
The Sunday TimesLabour PartyLast backed Labour in 2001.
PublicationEndorsementNotesLink
The EconomistLabour PartyBacked Liberal Democrats in 2019
New StatesmanLabour PartyIn addition, "in seats where the Liberal Democrats are the strongest opponent to the Tories, readers should vote tactically."
Socialist StandardNoneCalled on voters to write "world socialism" on their ballot
NewspaperEndorsementNotesRef
City A.M.NoneAdvocated for voting against the Conservatives, but did not endorse any specific party.
Evening StandardLabour PartyLast backed Labour in 2005.
Express and StarLabour Party
Liverpool EchoLabour Party
The Yorkshire PostNone"Set out its own manifesto for Yorkshire"
NewspaperEndorsementNotesRef
Irish NewsNone
NewspaperEndorsementNotesRef
Daily RecordScottish LabourLast backed Labour in 2010
The ScotsmanNone
Sunday MailScottish Labour
The Scottish SunScottish LabourLast backed Labour in 2005.
  • Richard Harpin, CEO of HomeServe

  • Frank Hester, CEO of The Phoenix Partnership

  • Fraser Nelson, editor of The Spectator

  • Peter Wood, CEO of Direct Line Group

  • Grace Blakeley, journalist, economist and former member of the Labour Party's National Policy Forum

  • Jennie Formby, former General Secretary of the Labour Party (2018 to 2020)

  • Lynne Jones, former Labour MP for Birmingham Selly Oak (1992 to 2010)

  • George Monbiot, journalist, author and activist

  • Gary Stevenson, economist, YouTuber, activist, and former financial trader

  • Owen Jones, journalist and activist

  • Derek Chisora, boxer

  • Mark Collett, leader of Patriotic Alternative

  • Gordon Gibb, businessman and owner of Flamingo Land

  • John Hall, property developer and former owner of Newcastle United Football Club

  • Tommy Robinson, far-right activist

  • James Spencer-Churchill, 12th Duke of Marlborough

  • Holly Valance, model, actor and singer

  • Toby Young, associate editor of The Spectator

  • Charlie Veitch, YouTuber

  • Lesley Riddoch, journalist and broadcaster

  • Stuart Braithwaite, musician

  • Alliance for Workers' Liberty

  • Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen

  • Communication Workers Union

  • Community

  • Fire Brigades Union

  • GMB

  • Musicians' Union

  • National Union of Mineworkers

  • National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers

  • Transport Salaried Staffs' Association

  • UNISON

  • Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers

  • Unite the Union

  • Reclaim Party

For Dave Murray (TUSC):

  • Transform

For Tarek Javed (independent):

  • The Muslim Vote

For Khalid Abu-Tayyem (Workers Party of Britain):

  • The Muslim Vote

For Nigel Farage (Reform UK)

  • Douglas Carswell, former Conservative and UKIP MP for Harwich and then Clacton (2005 to 2017)
  • Tim Montgomerie, political blogger

For Jess Asato (Labour):

  • Compass

For Toqueer Shah (independent):

  • The Muslim Vote
  • Transform

For Attiq Malik (independent):

  • The Muslim Vote
  • Transform

For Clive Lewis (Labour):

  • Compass
  • Momentum

For James Bagge (independent)

  • Martin Bell, former Independent MP for Tatton (1997 to 2001)
  • David Gauke, former Secretary of State for Justice (2018 to 2019) and Conservative—and later independent—MP for South West Hertfordshire (2005 to 2019)
  • Dominic Grieve, former Attorney General for England and Wales (2010 to 2014) and Conservative—and later independent—MP for Beaconsfield (1997 to 2019)
  • Rory Stewart, former Secretary of State for International Development (2019) and Conservative—and later independent—MP for Penrith and The Border (2010 to 2019)

For Stephen Ferguson (independent):

  • Transform

For Julia Ewart (Lib Dem):

  • Compass

For Khalid Chohan (Workers Party of Britain):

  • The Muslim Vote

For Adrian Ramsay (Green Party)

  • Compass
  • Norman Lamb, former Liberal Democrat MP for North Norfolk (2001 to 2019)
  • Steve Coogan, actor and comedian

For Richard Tice (Reform UK):

  • Tim Montgomerie, political blogger

For Maggie Throup (Conservative):

  • Liam Booth-Isherwood, Reform UK candidate for Erewash in 2024 election

For Chris Williamson (Workers Party of Britain):

  • The Muslim Vote

For Charmaine Morgan (Lincolnshire Independents):

  • Transform

For Claudia Webbe (independent):

  • Democracy in Europe Movement 2025
  • The Muslim Vote
  • Transform
  • Workers Party of Britain

For Shockat Adam (independent):

  • The Muslim Vote
  • Transform
  • Workers Party of Britain
  • Azeem Rafiq, cricketer

For Liz Kendall (Labour):

  • Compass

For Steve Score (TUSC):

  • Transform

For Nadia Whittome (Labour):

  • Compass

For Paris Ghazni (Workers Party of Britain):

  • The Muslim Vote

For James Naish (Labour):

  • Compass

For Abdul Butt (independent):

  • The Muslim Vote

For Muhammad Asim (Workers Party of Britain):

  • The Muslim Vote

For Rushanara Ali (Labour):

  • Compass

For Ajmal Masroor (independent):

  • The Muslim Vote
  • Workers Party of Britain

For Barry Duckett (independent):

  • Transform

For Aadil Sheikh (independent):

  • The Muslim Vote

For Nisar Malik (Workers Party of Britain):

  • The Muslim Vote

For Zebunisa Rao (independent):

  • Transform

For Faiza Shaheen (independent):

  • Democracy in Europe Movement 2025
  • Transform
  • Ronnie O'Sullivan, professional snooker player
  • Workers Party of Britain

For Rachel Blake (Labour):

  • Compass

For Rajiv Sinha (Green):

  • The Muslim Vote

For Peter Underwood (Green):

  • The Muslim Vote

For Richard Howard (Lib Dem):

  • The Muslim Vote

For Jahir Hussain (Lib Dem):

  • The Muslim Vote

For Donna Murray-Turner (Taking the Initiative Party):

  • Transform

For Margaret Mullane (Labour):

  • Momentum

For Sameh Akram Habeeb (Workers Party of Britain):

  • The Muslim Vote

For Darshan Singh Azad (Workers Party of Britain):

  • The Muslim Vote

For Tahir Mirza (independent):

  • Democracy in Europe Movement 2025
  • Transform
  • Workers Party of Britain

For Khalid Sadur (independent):

  • Transform

For Ertan Karpazli (independent):

  • The Muslim Vote
  • Transform

For Amrit Mann (Workers Party of Britain):

  • The Muslim Vote

For Damian Read (independent):

  • Transform

For Sarah Hoyle (Lib Dem):

  • The Muslim Vote

For Diane Abbott (Labour):

  • Democracy in Europe Movement 2025

For Sabira Lakha (independent):

  • The Muslim Vote

For Pamela Fitzpatrick (independent):

  • Democracy in Europe Movement 2025
  • The Muslim Vote
  • Transform

For John McDonnell (Labour):

  • Compass
  • Momentum

For Andrew Feinstein (independent):

  • Eric Clapton, musician
  • Democracy in Europe Movement 2025
  • Muslim Public Affairs Committee UK
  • The Muslim Vote
  • Transform
  • Workers Party of Britain
  • Roger Waters, musician

For Leanne Mohamad (independent):

  • Democracy in Europe Movement 2025
  • The Muslim Vote
  • Transform

For Noorjahan Begum (independent):

  • The Muslim Vote

For Jeremy Corbyn (independent):

For Carne Ross (Green):

  • Owen Jones, journalist and activist
  • The Muslim Vote

For Emma Dent Coad (independent):

  • Transform

For Joe Powell (Labour):

  • Charles Tannock, former Conservative MEP for London (1999 to 2019)
  • Compass

For John Lloyd (Alliance for Green Socialism):

  • Transform

For Shanell Johnson (independent):

  • Democracy in Europe Movement 2025
  • Muslim Public Affairs Committee UK
  • The Muslim Vote
  • Transform

For Apsana Begum (Labour):

  • Momentum

For Helen Baxter (Lib Dems)

  • Stanley Johnson, former Conservative MEP and writer

For Karl Vidol (TUSC):

  • The Muslim Vote
  • Transform

For Omar Faruk (independent):

  • The Muslim Vote

For Fiona Lali (independent):

  • Revolutionary Communist International (party member but ran as independent)
  • Transform

For Scott Ainslie (Green):

  • The Muslim Vote

For Nandita Lal (independent):

  • The Muslim Vote
  • Transform

For Sarah Green (Green):

  • The Muslim Vote

For Gary Harbord (TUSC):

  • Transform

For Imran Arshad (Workers Party of Britain):

  • The Muslim Vote

For Sophia Naqvi (independent):

  • The Muslim Vote
  • Transform

For John Ross (Traditional Unionist Voice):

  • Jamie Bryson, Ulster loyalist activist

For John Finucane (Sinn Féin):

  • The Muslim Vote

For David Clarke (Traditional Unionist Voice):

  • Jamie Bryson, Ulster loyalist activist

For Claire Hanna (SDLP):

  • Clare Bailey, former leader of Green Party Northern Ireland

For Sammy Wilson (Democratic Unionist Party):

  • Nigel Farage, Reform UK leader

For Allister Kyle (Traditional Unionist Voice):

  • Jamie Bryson, Ulster loyalist activist

For Diana Armstrong (Ulster Unionist Party):

  • Democratic Unionist Party

For Ian Paisley Jnr (Democratic Unionist Party):

  • Nigel Farage, Reform UK leader

For Alex Easton (independent):

  • Jamie Bryson, Ulster loyalist activist
  • Democratic Unionist Party
  • David Healy, football manager
  • Reform UK
  • Traditional Unionist Voice

For Stephen Farry (Alliance):

  • The Muslim Vote

For Norman Hall (TUSC):

  • Transform

For Jemma Joy (Lib Dem):

  • The Muslim Vote

For Rod Liddle (SDP):

  • Reform UK

For Yvonne Ridley (independent):

  • The Muslim Vote
  • Workers Party of Britain

For Aroma Hassan (Workers Party of Britain):

  • The Muslim Vote

For Jo Bird (Green):

  • Democracy in Europe Movement 2025
  • Transform
  • Jamie Driscoll, former Labour—then independent—mayor of the North of Tyne

For Dylan Lewis-Creser (Green):

  • The Muslim Vote

For Adnan Hussain (independent):

  • The Muslim Vote

For Craig Murray (Workers Party of Britain):

  • Stella Assange, lawyer
  • Lowkey, rapper and activist
  • Roger Waters, musician and co-founder of Pink Floyd

For Chris Webb (Labour):

  • Momentum

For Kevin Allsop (independent):

  • Transform

For Rebecca Forrest (Lib Dem):

  • The Muslim Vote

For Gordon Birtwistle (Lib Dem):

  • The Muslim Vote

For Mark Alcock (Lib Dem):

  • The Muslim Vote

For John Stevenson (Conservative):

  • Rory Stewart, former Secretary of State for International Development (2019) and former Conservative, then independent, MP for Penrith and the Border (2010 to 2019)

For Tom Morrison (Lib Dem):

  • Compass

For Martin Powell-Davies (TUSC):

  • Transform

For Connor Naismith (Labour):

  • Momentum

For Amanda Gardner (Green):

  • The Muslim Vote

For Lisa Smart (Lib Dem):

  • Compass

For Chris Furlong (independent):

  • Transform

For Shabir Faizal (Green):

  • The Muslim Vote

For Cat Smith (Labour):

  • Compass

For Sam Gorst (Liverpool Community Independents):

  • Democracy in Europe Movement 2025
  • Transform
  • Workers Party of Britain

For Ann San (independent):

  • Democracy in Europe Movement 2025
  • Transform
  • Workers Party of Britain

For Tim Roca (Labour):

  • Compass

For Ekua Bayunu (Green):

  • The Muslim Vote
  • Transform

For Richard Kilpatrick (Lib Dem):

  • The Muslim Vote

For Helen Clawson (independent):

  • Transform

For Lizzi Collinge (Labour):

  • Compass

For Shanaz Siddique (Workers Party of Britain):

  • The Muslim Vote

For Zaffar Iqbal (independent):

  • The Muslim Vote

For Michael Lavalette (independent):

  • The Muslim Vote
  • Transform

For George Galloway (Workers Party of Britain):

  • The Muslim Vote

For Sean Halsall (independent):

  • Democracy in Europe Movement 2025
  • Transform

For Ayesha Khan (Workers Party of Britain):

  • The Muslim Vote

For Khalila Chaudry (Workers Party of Britain):

  • The Muslim Vote

For Nigel Hennerley (Green):

  • The Muslim Vote

For Tim Farron (Lib Dem):

  • Compass

For Jan Cunliffe (independent):

  • Transform

For Lucas Grant (TUSC):

  • Transform

For Sophie Molly (independent):

  • Transform

For Brian Leishman (Labour):

  • Campaign for Socialism

For Jim McFarlane (TUSC):

  • Transform

For Naz Anis-Miah (SNP):

  • The Muslim Vote

For Joanna Cherry (SNP):

  • J. K. Rowling, author

For Chris Sermanni (TUSC):

  • Transform

For Brian Smith (TUSC):

  • Transform

For Chris Stephens (SNP):

  • The Muslim Vote

For Angus MacNeil (independent, formerly SNP until July 2023):

  • Alba Party

For Cassi Bellingham (independent):

  • Transform

For Sean Woodcock (Labour):

  • Compass

for Siân Berry (Green):

  • Steve Backshall
  • Steve Coogan
  • Compass
  • Women's Equality Party

For Sarah Green (Lib Dem):

  • Compass

For Robin Burnham (TUSC):

  • Transform

For Olly Glover (Lib Dem):

  • Compass

For Paul Follows (Lib Dem):

  • Compass

For Freddie van Mierlo (Lib Dem):

  • Compass

For Helen Whitehead (Labour):

  • Compass

For John Milne (Lib Dem):

  • Compass

For Tanushka Marah (independent):

  • Democracy in Europe Movement 2025
  • Transform
  • Workers Party of Britain

For James MacCleary (Lib Dem):

  • Compass

For George Wright (independent):

  • Wessex Regionalist Party

For Jabu Nala-Hartley (independent):

  • Democracy in Europe Movement 2025
  • Transform

For Adam Gillman (TUSC):

  • Transform

For Azhara Chohan (independent):

  • The Muslim Vote
  • Transform

For Declan Peter Clune (TUSC):

  • Transform

For Maggie Fricker (independent):

  • Transform

For Hassan Kassem (independent):

  • Transform

For Mike Martin (Lib Dem):

  • Compass

For Maddison Wheeldon (independent):

  • Transform

For Charlie Maynard (Lib Dem):

  • Compass
  • Steve Coogan, actor and comedian

For Clive Jones (Lib Dem):

  • Compass

For Beccy Cooper (Labour):

  • Compass

For Khalil Ahmed (Workers Party of Britain):

  • The Muslim Vote

For Ajaz Rehman (independent):

  • Transform

For Emma Reynolds (Labour):

  • Compass

For Thangam Debbonaire (Labour):

  • Jonathan Dimbleby, presenter and journalist

For Carla Denyer (Green Party of England and Wales):

  • Transform
  • Owen Jones, journalist and activist
  • Hugh Grant, actor
  • Massive Attack, band from Bristol

For Dan Smart (TUSC):

  • Transform

For Perran Moon (Labour):

  • Compass

For William Poulter (independent):

  • Transform

For Paul Arnott (Lib Dem):

  • Compass
  • Claire Wright (independent candidate in the constituency, 2015–9)

For Steve Gower (Workers Party of Britain):

  • The Muslim Vote

For Richard Foord (Lib Dem):

  • Compass

For Phil Hutty (Lib Dem):

  • Compass

For Ian Roome (Lib Dem):

  • Compass

For Dan Norris (Labour):

  • Compass

For Giovanna Lewis (independent):

  • Transform

For Anna Gelderd (Labour):

  • Dawn French, actress, comedian and writer

For Roz Savage (Lib Dem):

  • Compass

For Ben Davy (TUSC):

  • Transform

For Thomas Culshaw (independent):

  • Transform

For Andrew George (Lib Dem):

  • Compass

For Simon Opher (Labour):

  • Compass

For Scott Hunter (TUSC):

  • Transform

For Cameron Thomas (Lib Dem):

  • Compass

For Jayne Kirkham (Labour):

  • Compass

For John Aaron Williams (TUSC):

  • Transform

For Irfan Latif (Lib Dem):

  • The Muslim Vote

For Anthony Slaughter (Green Party of England and Wales):

  • The Muslim Vote

For Carolyn Harris (Labour)

For Pippa Bartolotti (independent):

  • The Muslim Vote

For Gareth Bromhall (TUSC):

  • Transform

For Gwyn Williams (Plaid Cymru):

  • The Muslim Vote

For Ian Garrett (Lib Dem):

  • The Muslim Vote

For Ammar Warraich (independent):

  • Democracy in Europe Movement 2025
  • The Muslim Vote

For Shaukat Ali (independent):

  • The Muslim Vote

For Mohammad Hafeez (independent):

  • Democracy in Europe Movement 2025
  • Transform

For Shakeel Afsar (independent):

  • Akhmed Yakoob, candidate in Birmingham Ladywood
  • Jody McIntyre, candidate in Birmingham Yardley

For James Giles (Workers Party of Britain):

  • Muslim Public Affairs Committee UK

For Akhmed Yakoob (independent):

  • Muslim Public Affairs Committee UK
  • The Muslim Vote
  • Workers Party of Britain

For Ayoub Khan (independent):

  • The Muslim Vote

For Kamel Hawwash (independent):

  • Democracy in Europe Movement 2025
  • The Muslim Vote
  • Transform

For Jody McIntyre (Workers Party of Britain):

  • Muslim Public Affairs Committee UK
  • The Muslim Vote

For Dave Nellist (TUSC):

  • Democracy in Europe Movement 2025
  • Transform

For Zarah Sultana (Labour):

  • Momentum

For Shakeela Bibi (independent):

  • Transform

For Shaz Saleem (independent):

  • The Muslim Vote

For Owen Lewis (independent):

  • Transform

For Ellie Chowns (Green Party of England and Wales):

  • Kevin McCloud, designer and TV presenter
  • Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, TV presenter and author

For Nahim Rabani (Workers Party of Britain):

  • The Muslim Vote

For Navid Kaleem (independent):

  • The Muslim Vote

For Andrew Mitchell (Conservative Party)

  • Bob Geldof, singer-songwriter

For Alan Adams (Reform UK):

  • Lucy Allan, former Conservative MP for Telford (2015 to 2024)

For Roh Yakobi (Labour):

  • Mary Beard, classicist

For Aftab Nawaz (independent):

  • The Muslim Vote
  • Transform

For Parmjit Singh Gill (Lib Dem):

  • The Muslim Vote

For Zahid Shah (independent):

  • The Muslim Vote

For Mark Davies (TUSC):

  • Transform

For Iqbal Mohamed (indepdendent):

  • Transform

For Andy Hiles (TUSC):

  • Transform

For Mark Gee (TUSC):

  • Transform

For Tom Gordon (Lib Dem):

  • Compass

For Andrew Cooper (Green):

  • The Muslim Vote

For John Grogan (Labour):

  • Compass

For Vaz Shabir (Workers Party of Britain):

  • The Muslim Vote

For Louie George Fulton (TUSC):

  • Transform

For Owais Rajput (Workers Party of Britain):

  • The Muslim Vote

For Mike Davies (Alliance for Green Socialism):

  • Transform

For Dawud Islam (Workers Party of Britain):

  • The Muslim Vote

For Ed Carlisle (Green):

  • The Muslim Vote

For Andrea Jenkyns (Conservative):

  • Henry Bolton, former UK Independence Party leader

For Asa Jones (SJP):

  • Transform

For Maxine Browler (independent):

  • Transform

For Christine Gilligan Kubo (Green):

  • The Muslim Vote

For Isabelle France (TUSC):

  • Transform

For Olivia Blake (Labour):

  • Momentum

For Mick Suter (TUSC):

  • Transform

For Arnold Warneken (Green):

  • Compass

For Luke Charters (Labour):

  • Compass
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