With a UK general election due to take place in 2024, politicians are looking for our votes – and will be listening to what voters want.
As Catholics, we have a responsibility to make sure political parties commit to tackle the injustices that affect our global family and to care for our common home.
Call for action at the election
Calling for action is a powerful way of showing how Catholics in constituencies around England and Wales expect politicians to commit to tackling poverty.
All of us can contact candidates standing for Parliament about the issues that matter most to us. We’ll be sharing information and tools for doing this as the election draws closer.
Resources to help you reach out to candidates
A Year of Encounter: Using our Catholic voice in the general election
Supporter briefing – Aid and international development
Supporter briefing – Business and human rights
Supporter briefing – Climate change
Supporter briefing - Debt cancellation
Supporter briefing - Food systems and seed sovereignty
Supporter briefing - Building resilient communities and tackling regional inequalities
Supporter briefing - Cost of living
Supporter briefing - Migration and asylum
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