We're asking you to sign up to lobby your local MP to be a champion for whistleblowers.

Never had a meeting with your local MP before or feel like it’s a daunting ask? We’ll make this as easy as possible for you:

• When you sign up to ask your local MP for a meeting about whistleblower protections, we’ll be there to support you along the way.
• You'll immediately receive an email with a set of resources we've developed to help you to make that first meeting request, prepare for the meeting, as well as the most effective ways to follow up.
• You don’t need to be an expert on whistleblowers, it’s your voice as a local constituent that matters the most and is one of the most powerful tools at hand to pressure your local MP to speak out in support of protecting, not punishing, whistleblowers. 

We want to make this as easy as possible for you and ensure you're supported to make the greatest impact:

• When you sign up to ask your local MP for a meeting about whistleblower protections, you'll immediately receive an email with a set of resources we've developed to help you to make that first meeting request, prepare for the meeting, as well as the most effective ways to follow up.
• You'll also be in touch with a dedicated campaigner over email for support if you have any questions that come up in the process.
• You don’t need to be an expert on whistleblowers, it’s your voice as a local constituent that matters the most and is one of the most powerful tools at hand to pressure your local MP to speak out in support of protecting, not punishing, whistleblowers. 

Politicians are elected to represent their community, and it's vital they hear directly from their constituents about the issues they care about the most.

For every person who gets in touch with their local MP about an issue, they'll assume that there's many more in the community who feel the same way.

Politicians from across the political spectrum have broken ranks and spoken out on all sorts of issues, but they can only do so when they feel the weight of their electorate and public support behind them.

Not at all!

You might feel nervous at first, but remember that your MP is there to represent you – they want you to like them and will be friendly.

As a constituent you have a right to speak to them, and your MP has a duty to listen to you.

When you sign up to get in touch with your MP, you'll immediately receive a set of resources that we've developed – including talking points on why we need whistleblowers to be protected, not punished.

But it's important to remember, the power you have as a local constituent talking to your local MP. You don't need to be an expert or understand the technical policy, just let them know in your own words how you feel about the government's ongoing prosecution of whistleblowers.

Being there and making the case is what's so powerful.

Meeting your MP won't take up much time at all. It's likely you'll have around 15-20 minutes to speak directly with them about why this issue is important to you, ideally ask for a commitment you’d like your MP to agree to, and to hear from them where they stand on this.

Politicians are busy and it's important to be respectful of their time. If they've said no because of an clash in timing, see if you can suggest an another time. Alternatively, find out whether you can meet with a representative from their office instead who will relay your concerns back to them.

If you're finding it hard to secure a meeting, don't be dissuaded – by reaching out to your MP and letting them know this is an issue that's important to you, you're putting this on their agenda and letting them know people in their community care deeply about whistleblower protections. Remember that for every phone call or email an MP receives about an issue – they'll assume that there's countless more people in their electorate that feel the same way.