Britain speaks out against coup

Below is some of the oppositin to the coup from the Britsh government, politicians and civil society up to August 2009

• Honduras: UK government condemns the expulsion of President Zelaya
• Colin Burgon MP House of Commons speech against Honduran Coup
• Ken Livingstone condemns military coup in Honduras
• TUC Condemns Coup in Honduras
• TUC Calls for Trade Restrictions on Honduras
• Leading voices in Britain call for Honduran President to be Returned to Power
• Packed Public Meeting Against Honduras Coup
• Emergency picket demands US cuts financial and economic support to Honduran dictatorship
• Press Release: Successful London Picket Against Coup in Honduras
• Statement by the Ambassadors of the ALBA countries in London
• The Honduras coup is a sign: the radical tide can be turned - Seumas Milne The Guardian
• Obama must help Honduras - Calvin Tucker The Guardian

• Media Lens analysis of The Independent editorial that welcomed the coup: "The
  ousting of the Honduran President Manuel Zelaya by the country's military at the weekend has been condemned by many members of the international community as an affront
  to democracy. But despite a natural distaste for any military coup, it is possible that the army might have actually done Honduran democracy a service." (Leading article, 'Guns and democracy,' The Independent, June 30, 2009)