How to get through to your MP
Important : This is your practical guide on action today, after reading this morning’s appeal here.
1. Email your MP
Firstly, get your MP’s email address
House of Commons directory of MPs – just type in your postcode to find your MP or use the alphabetical list. Here is an example entry
This is the entry for Mr Zeichner, who is the Minister of State at DEFRA who is pushing these regulations through.
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You can also use a free “write to your MP” service. The advantage is that they track whether MPs respond or not.
Secondly, what to write
You are writing to your MP concerning the ‘The Marking of Retail Goods Regulations’. The Speaker will read this out tomorrow. This Regulation is a Statutory Instrument which has the effect of imposing EU Regulations on the entire United Kingdom. This means business being done between and within England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
We have three alternative emails you could send, but these are simply for ideas and you may wish to write your own. The important thing is to email your MP today! And please remember – ALWAYS include your name and address. There are other important tips below the three sample emails.
Email 1
Subject: Please vote against the Marking of Retail Goods Regulations
Dear [MP],
I am writing as one of your constituents to ask you to vote against the Statutory Instrument imposing the Marking of Retail Goods Regulations, which I’ve read will be presented in the House of Commons tomorrow (Monday).
DEFRA’s own information shows that these labelling rules could cost British businesses hundreds of millions of pounds, and many other impacts have not even been fully assessed.
This measure is being introduced because of an EU Regulation drafted long after the UK became an independent country again. No other sovereign democracy would accept this.
I hope you will agree this deserves proper scrutiny and that you will take a clear stand by voting against it. An abstention will effectively be a vote in favour.
Thank you for taking the time to read my concerns.
Yours sincerely,
[Your Name]
Email 2
Subject: Urgent: Tomorrow’s introduction of Food Labelling Regulations
Dear [MP],
I am writing to urge you to oppose the Statutory Instrument introducing the Marking of Retail Goods Regulations.
DEFRA has confirmed that an enormous range of products might now require “Not for EU” labelling—from ready-meals to baby formula—and that the likely costs to GB businesses could be very substantial, potentially running into hundreds of millions of pounds.
This Regulation stems from an EU law passed two and a half years after we left. As an independent country, we should not have our internal market governed in this way.
Regardless of party, this is an issue that goes to the heart of sovereignty and fair scrutiny. An abstention will, in effect, be a vote in favour of these regulations. I hope you will vote against them.
Yours sincerely,
[Your Name]
Email 3
Subject: Tomorrow’s Introduction of the Marking of Retail Goods Regulations
Dear [MP],
I am writing to ask you to vote against the Marking of Retail Goods Regulations Statutory Instrument being presented tomorrow, whenever the vote takes place.
DEFRA’s own information shows that the scale of this policy is far larger than many people realise, with a huge expansion of labelling requirements across everyday products. The costs to businesses could be enormous, and there is no justification for importing EU rules into our domestic law.
This is not about party politics. It is about whether Parliament is prepared to stand up for the principle that our laws should be made here, with proper evidence and debate.
I will be watching this vote closely. An abstention will effectively be a vote to impose these unnecessary burdens on British businesses. It will also show a contempt, I’m sorry to say, for British sovereignty.
I hope you will oppose this measure.
Yours sincerely,
[Your Name]
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Writing Emails – more tips
These days MPs receive thousands of emails. The House of Commons server is set up to exclude emails sent to multiple recipients.
- Sending emails copied to many MPs doesn’t work
- Only individually-addressed emails have a chance of being read
- Multiple recipient emails will go into spam folders or will not be read
- Always include your name and address
- Many MPs have autoresponders which say that your email will not be read if you are not a constituent
- We don’t know how vigorously an MP’s assistant checks that an address is in the constituency
2. Phone your MP
Phone Script for Constituency Office
Use this when you call your MP’s local office
Hello, my name is [Your Name]. I’m a constituent of [MP’s name], and I’m calling to ask [MP’s name] to vote against the Marking of Retail Goods Regulations when it is voted on.
This Regulation will impose huge costs on British businesses and was created by an EU law passed after we left.
It’s important to me that my MP stands up for proper scrutiny and sovereignty, not just rubber-stamping this.
Please record that I am strongly opposed, and that an abstention will be seen as supporting these unnecessary rules.
Thank you for taking my message.
4. Writing posts on ‘X’ (Tweets)
We strongly suggest that you only send your MP a tweet after emailing or calling. Tweeting your MP is essentially a way of letting off steam. It’s always worth doing, for those MPs who actually see their Twitter accounts (many are run by assistants) but it’s low on the pecking order.
Important : This is your practical guide on action today, after reading Part I here.
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