More than 4,000 people sign statement rejecting threats against Cuba and Latin America
Campaign News | Monday, 16 February 2026
Pictured clockwise from top left Andy de la Tour, Diane Abbott, Zack Polanski, Bell Ribeiro-Addy, Daniel Kebede, Victoria Brittain, Daniel Lambert, Maryam Eslamdoust.
More than 4,000 people and 150 public figures have added their names to CSC’s Urgent Call for Peace and Sovereignty since it was launched three weeks ago.
Recent additions to the list include Zack Polanski Green Party Leader, Daniel Lambert, Kneecap Manager and CEO of Bohemians FC, and journalist Victoria Britain.
Please add your name too, and send a clear and powerful message that threats, coercion and military intervention must be rejected, and that international law and sovereignty must be upheld.
The statement calls on governments to publicly reaffirm their commitment to international law and oppose any threat or use of military force against Cuba and other sovereign nations.
Sign and share the Urgent Call for Peace and Sovereignty
Prominent public figures including over 50 parliamentarians, 28 trade union General Secretaries together with academics, campaigners and cultural figures are listed below
Pictured clockwise from top left Daniel Lambert, Diane Abbott, Zack Polanski, Bell Ribeiro-Addy, Daniel Kebede, Victoria Brittain, Andy de la Tour, Maryam Eslamdoust.
List of signatories
MPs & Lords
- Diane Abbott MP
- Shockat Adam MP
- Lord John Balfe
- Paula Barker MP
- Órfhlaith Begley MP
- Apsana BegumMP
- Baroness Christine Blower
- Richard Burgon MP
- Ian Byrne MP
- Jeremy Corbyn MP
- Pat Cullen MP
- Ann Davies MP
- Dave Doogan MP
- Neil Duncan-Jordan MP
- John Finucane MP
- Mary Kelly Foy MP
- Chris Hazzard MP
- Lord John Hendy KC
- Chris Hinchcliff MP
- Dáire Hughes MP
- Adnan Hussain MP
- Imran Hussain MP
- Kim Johnson MP
- Ayoub Khan MP
- Ben Lake MP
- Ian Lavery MP
- Brian Leishman MP
- Clive Lewis MP
- Rebecca Long Bailey MP
- Cathal Mallaghan MP
- Rachael Maskell MP
- Paul Maskey MP
- Llinos Medi MP
- Andy McDonald MP
- John McDonnell MP
- Navendu Mishra MP
- Iqbal Mohamed MP
- Grahame Morris MP
- Frances O’Grady, Labour Peer
- Kate Osborne MP
- Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP
- Lord Prem Sikka
- Liz Saville-Roberts MP
- Baroness Carmen Smith
- Cat Smith MP
- Zarah Sultana MP
- Jon Trickett MP
- Nadia Whittome MP
- Steve Witherden MP
- Lord Tony Woodley
Councillors & London Assembly
- Cllr Stan Bates, Wakefield
- Cllr Emma Dent Coad, Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea
- Cllr Lotte Collett, Haringey
- Cllr Shelly Godfrey-Coles, Carmarthenshire
- Cllr Rosa Gomez, Redbridge
- Cllr Matthew Hobbs, Welwyn Hatfield
- Cllr Murtaza Iqbal, Manchester
- Cllr Mary Mason, Haringey
- Cllr Elaine McDougall, South Lanarkshire
- Zack Polanski, MLA, Green Party Leader
- Cllr Bill Shields, North Lanarkshire
- Cllr Ray Sutton, NW Leicestershire
- Cllr Jacob Taylor, Deputy Leader, Brighton
- Cllr Simon Watson, Aberdeen
- Cllr Penny Wrout, Hackney
Members of Scottish Parliament, Senedd & European Parliament
- Maggie Chapman MSP
- Katy Clark MSP
- Luke Fletcher MS
- Peredur Owen Griffiths MS
- John Griffiths MS
- Mabon ap Gwynfor MS
- Rudi Kennes, MEP, Workers Party of Belgium
- Carol Mochan MSP
- Mercedes Villalba MSP
- Sioned Williams MS
Trade Unionists
- Andrea Bradley, General Secretary, EIS
- Dave Calfe, General Secretary, ASLEF
- Laura Davison, General Secretary, NUJ
- Eddie Dempsey, General Secretary, RMT
- Andrea Egan, General Secretary, UNISON
- Maryam Eslamdoust, General Secretary, TSSA
- Paul Fleming, General Secretary, Equity
- Roz Foyer, General Secretary, STUC
- Daniel Garnham, General Secretary, Security Industry Federation
- Julia Georgiou, General Secretary, NHBC Staff Association
- Steve Gillan, General Secretary, POA
- Jo Grady, General Secretary, UCU
- Sharon Graham, General Secretary, Unite the Union
- Fran Heathcote, General Secretary, PCS
- Daniel Kebede, General Secretary, NEU
- Claire Jones, General Secretary, Society of Union Employees
- Ian Lawrence, General Secretary, NAPO
- Gawain Little, General Secretary, GFTU
- John McGowan, General Secretary, Social Workers Union
- Brian McDaid, General Secretary, Aegis the Union
- Clare Mellor, Chief Executive, Thompsons Solicitors
- Paul Novak, General Secretary, TUC
- Joanne Thomas, General Secretary, USDAW
- Gary Smith, General Secretary, GMB
- Dave Ward, General Secretary, CWU
- Matt Wrack, General Secretary, NASUWT
- Steve Wright, General Secretary, FBU
- Sarah Woolley, General Secretary, BFAWU
Academics
- Professor Gabriella Alberti, University of Leeds
- Priscilla Alderson, Professor Emerita, University College London
- Professor Haim Bresheeth-Zabner, SOAS, University of London
- Michael Chanan, Emeritus Professor, University of Roehampton
- Dr Stephanie Cronin, University of Oxford
- Professor Kamel Hawwash, University of Birmingham
- Professor Silvija Jestrovic, University of Warwick
- Professor Ken Jones, Goldsmiths University
- Dr Parvathi Kumaraswami, University of Nottingham
- Professor Nur Masalha, St Mary’s University
- Marjorie Mayo, Emeritus Professor, Goldsmiths University
- Dr Paul O’Connell, SOAS, University of London
- Professor Graham Ogden, University of Dundee
- Dr Xiaobai Shen, University of Edinburgh
- Professor Jean Stubbs, University of London
- Dr Stephen Wilkinson, University of Buckingham
- Professor Gwyn Williams, Keele University
- Dr Marisa Wilson, University of Edinburgh
- Professor John Yandell, University College London
Campaigners & journalists
- Sophie Bolt, General Secretary, CND
- Victoria Brittain, Journalist
- Ben Chacko, Editor, Morning Star
- Luke Daniels, Caribbean Labour Solidarity
- Francisco Dominguez, Venezuela Solidarity Campaign
- Victor Figueroa, Director, Justice for Colombia
- Lindsey German, Convenor, Stop the War Coalition
- Kate Hudson, Vice-President, CND
- Betty Hunter, Honorary President, Palestine Solidarity Campaign
- Mike Jackson, LGSM
- Pablo Navarette, Journalist & filmmaker
- Louise Richards, Director, Nicaragua Solidarity Campaign Action Group
- James Schneider, Progressive International
- Curtis Speers, Global Majority Greens Executive Committee
- Yanis Varoufakis, DiEM25 co-founder
- Maud Waret, Global Majority Greens Executive Committee
Cultural Figures
- Michael Chambers, Publisher and filmmaker
- Andy de la Tour, Actor
- Tony Graham, Theatre Director
- Daniel Lambert, Kneecap Manager, CEO Bohemians FC
- Kim Longinotto, Filmmaker
- Maxine Peake, Actor
- Susan Wooldridge, Actor
