Joanna Cherry and the SNP condemn the brutal terror attacks perpetrated by Hamas, murder and hostage-taking against the people of Israel in the strongest possible terms. Innocent people have been once again caught in the cycle of violence that has torn apart so many lives.

"I am deeply concerned about the situation. I visited the West Bank on a cross-party parliamentary delegation with the Council for Arab-British Understanding (CAABU) and Human Appeal in October 2016 and was shocked with what I saw there. I have continued to raise my concerns about Palestinian human rights in Parliament and in the media. On Tuesday I helped chair a panel at Westminster with CAABU, Medical Aid for Palestinians, Amnesty UK and Oxfam International where we were briefed on the unfolding humanitarian disaster in Gaza. They are warning that we are in the era of atrocity prevention and currently have a short window of opportunity to prevent the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians in Gaza. 

The collective punishment of civilian populations is not acceptable and is against international law. It has been disappointing that the UK Government and the Labour party under Keir Starmer has not stated this."

I will try to keep this page updated with any recent action I have taken . 

Since 2015 I have worked hard to represent the people of Edinburgh South West and to stand up for the rights of everyone, particularly women and girls. At the general election I will be campaigning to retain this seat so I can continue this work. 

In 2017 I held this seat despite being a top Tory target. I believe that was due to the hard work of my campaign team and what I and my office had achieved locally and nationally. In 2019 we retained this seat with a significantly increased majority of nearly 12,000 following my role in opposing Brexit and my successful case against Boris Johnson’s unlawful prorogation of Parliament.  

I continue to push forward the case for Scotland to become an independent country campaigning alongside independence supporters from all parties and none in the constituency, speaking at marches and rallies and contributing to national discussions on strategy through my column in the National and within the SNP Westminster Group. I have most recently done this at the Lothian Regional Assembly and by co-sponsoring a conference motion. 

I am proud of my record, my support for equality and universal human rights for all and the work I continue to do to promote freedom of expression and to stand up for the rights of women and girls. 

So, if you want Edinburgh South West to continue to have an independent minded and principled representative at Westminster please support my campaign for re-election. 

Everyone who supports me can sign up to help with my campaign.

You do not need to be a member of the SNP. If you would like to help out and help me win this seat please register your details to be kept up to date with our campaign activity.

If you are kind enough to donate more than £50 your name and address will be checked against the electoral register to ensure that you are eligible to donate.  Your name,  but not your address,  will be made available by the Electoral Commission on request. If you donate more than £1,500 in the course of a calander year your name but not your address will be published as a political donation. 

If you donate more than £50 (£50.01) you must be registered to vote in the UK or be donating from a UK registered company or EU registerd company trading in the UK. 

All donations will be used as part of my campaign, any surplus funds will be used in support of my political activity and the functions of my office.

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