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Originally Posted by jonbxx
It's an interesting political point where MPs are getting pulled in three directions now;
- The referendum result
- Their parties whip
- Their constituents wishes
It really lays bare the question of who does an MP represent in Parliament? If you go fail to represent your constituents wishes, are you doing your job?
My local MP was a remain campaigner. I had a fun meeting with him and our somewhat robust Liberal Democrat leader of the local council before the vote. However, since the result, he toes the party line and is now Justice Secretary. Luckily for him, our local result matched the national one to within 1%... |
Imo their constituents wishes trump everything, party loyalty, national vote or self interest
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Originally Posted by Mick
They are heading to British Soil but got in to France, our border does not cover the whole of France, so they traveled through it, illegally, it is still France's problem, not ours, they only managed to get to Calais because France has weak borders with the rest of it's European countries, why should we have to pay for France's weak borders issue ?
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And when they remove controls in calais and usher them through they become our problem, people might call it blackmail but what's in the French national interest to keep these shanty towns going, the people there don't want to be in France they want to be in Britain so why don't they just let them through, be easier for everyone except us!