Banning MEP’s From The Commons
In an entertainingly spiteful waste of time and money by our discredited lawmakers, the Labour Party are trying to use a blanket ban on entry to the House of Commons to target one legitimately elected party. You’d imagine that it would be a belated effort to rid themselves of the stench of association with men who have spent the last few decades trying to kill their comrades, Sinn Fein. But no. McGuinness may continue to use the House gym and bars unmolested.
The motion put forward by Nick Brown MP was as follows:
“That the Resolutions of the House of 30 January 1989 relating to House of Commons Services and 6 December 1991 relating to Access (Former members and United Kingdom members of the European Parliament) shall cease to have effect insofar as they relate to United Kingdom members of the European Parliament.”
Over to Labour MP Andrew Dismore to explain the aim:
“On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker. As you know, motion 52 excludes Members of the European Parliament from gaining access to the House through passes, which would of course mean that the newly elected British National party Members would not be allowed to get into this place. Most Members are of the view that that should be the case.”
Christopher Chope MP objected to the motion in order to have it debated.
Some weeks ago Fraser Nelson explained why he opposed the change:
“Thatcher killed off the National Front in the late 70s by taking the issue immigration head-on. But David Cameron won’t. He thinks the subject scares away voters in the marginal seats he needs to take power. This is the problem. Westminster only cares about swing voters in swing seats – so millions are forgotten. As an MEP, Nick Griffin is entitled to use the Commons bars and dining facilities. The MPs’ response? Ban him. Pathetic. If I had my way, I’d base Griffin in Westminster so MPs would see his smug face walking past every day. He is a reminder of THEIR failure to reach out to forgotten voters. Their failure to grapple with difficult subjects. Griffin’s BNP have had more votes than Mosley’s blackshirts, or the National Front could ever dream of. And the silence from Westminster suggests that its shocking success story is far from over.”
This blog has always had a libertarian slant. No issue – Islamic fundamentalism, political correctness, immigration, corruption etc etc should ever be put beyond discussion and debate by the authoritarian mindset of NuLabour. That goes for this Orwellian diktat too….every MEP from every political shade of the spectrum has been duly elected and has the rights and privileges associated with that popular mandate. You can’t pick and chose who you want to play against.
If the rules allow MEPs to rub shoulders with the likes of Martin McGuinness and Jacqui Smith then let them if they wish. TheEye would much rather be down the pub.
Hat-tip: ConHome
Clearly picky and spiteful. On the subject of Lab/BNP
Thurs. Radio 2 had a lengthy article about a govt. decisision to pump aid into 27 areas of the ” white working class ” who mysteriously feel wronged by mass immigration and who ‘think’ they have become a minority in their own land. I was astonished to hear this view on the Beeb and more so when a few old codgers were allowed to voice similar concerns.
I am unsure whether Labour are desperatly trying to outflank the BNP with this. Pretending at last to care about their core residual vote or whether they are just plain lying since it appears that the “support” on offer is not cash but about ” changing perceptions >:o “.