A further five Members of Parliament and British academics proposed Cuba’s Henry Reeve International Medical Brigade for the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize award at the end of January. This brings the total number of public nominations from the UK made with the support of the Cuba Solidarity Campaign to 42, and includes 28 parliamentarians and 14 academics.
A further four British Members of Parliament have made official nominations for the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize to be awarded to Cuba’s Henry Reeve International Medical Brigade.
John McDonnell MP, Ian Mearns MP, Zarah Sultana MP and Angus MacNeil MP, all received confirmation of their official nominations to the Nobel Prize Committee in January. This brings the total number of British parliamentarians to have nominated the Cuban medics to 26, plus a further eleven academics.
In support of his nomination, John McDonnell MP Labour Party MP for Hayes and Harlington said:
Jeremy Corbyn is the 22nd British parliamentarian to formally nominate Cuba’s Henry Reeve International Medical Brigade (HRIMB) for the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize. Jeremy was elected MP for Islington North in London in 1983 and was leader of the Labour Party from 2015-19.
In support of his nomination he said:
“Since Hurricane Katrina, the HRIMB have shown themselves unsurpassable in their sheer determination to volunteer anywhere at any time to save lives, be that into a widespread natural disaster or epidemic.”
Thank you to Professor Marjorie Mayo, Professor Antoni Kapcia. and Dr Muir Houston who bring the number of British academics to make public nominations to eleven.
Professor Mayo explained some of the reasons for her nomination:
“I made this nomination because this is such an exceptional story of international solidarity. The Brigade's altruism provides hope for the future. In these dark times we need to remember that there are positive alternatives for humankind.”
Professor Antoni Kapcia said:
The Embassy of Cuba in the United Kingdom celebrates the virtual #JornadaMartiana from 22 to 30 January in honor of the 168th anniversary of the birth of our apostle José Martí on January 28.