Stephen Morgan MP has joined calls including by the Royal British Legion for a doorstep two-minute silence, giving people a new way to honour our fallen heroes on Remembrance Sunday 2020.
Remembrance Sunday will look very different this year, as social distancing means many parades and memorials have been called off.
At 11am on Remembrance Sunday (which is 8 November this year), people around the country will be encouraged to stand on their doorstep for a two-minute silence.
The aim of the initiative will allow people to honour those who paid the ultimate sacrifice, while ensuring that everybody stays safe.
The Member of Parliament for Portsmouth South and Shadow Armed Forces Minister, said:
“This year we will not be able to come together on Remembrance Sunday in the same way we would usually, to stand together to remember the millions of people from across the United Kingdom, and from across the world, who sacrificed so much to keep us safe.
I’m delighted to support this campaign, backed by the Royal British Legion, that will ensure that we can together honour those who have paid the price for our security, whilst also ensuring we can do so safely.
I urge all the people of Portsmouth to step forward and remember those who have served or made the ultimate sacrifice.”
Mr Morgan has continued to encourage the city council to do all it can to allow people to safely mark Remembrance in the city. He has been pushing the government to issue guidance to local bodies for Remembrance Sunday 2020.
The leader of the opposition, Sir Keir Starmer MP, has also joined the Royal British Legion and others in backing the initiative.
