The House of Lords appear hell-bent on thwarting the will of the people.(says Richard Drax)
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| Richard Drax MP for South Dorset |
Another
Conservative MP "hell-bent on" distorting fact to fit his
warped view of reality. Richard Grosvenor Plunkett-Ernle-Erle-Drax
(known as Richard Drax), is the Conservative Party MP for South
Dorset, who says that he supports the Second Chamber. He qualifies
such support however with the comment "but a rethink is needed",
particularly it seems when the Second Chamber does not agree with his
lemming like obsession to follow the Theresa May commandment of hard
Brexit.
The
House of Lords amendment, guaranteeing the rights of EU citizens in
the UK as part of Brexit Bill, is not " thwarting the will of
the people", as Drax so dramatically and hysterically labels it.
The reality is that the amendment quite rightly and properly, seeks
to give Europeans who in many cases have been living and working in
the United Kingdom for some years, contributing to the British
economy, paying taxes and filling important and useful roles in
society, a guarantee of their rights following Brexit. For Theresa
May (and others) to give some vague assurances that these rights will
be incorporated into the Brexit negotiations after Article 50 has
been triggered, is simply not credible as we have heard such promises
on many matters in the past, all of which have been discarded within
weeks.
By
opposing and criticising the Lords amendment (and those Peers
supporting it), the Prime Minister along with Drax and the other
supporters of the "hard Brexit" line, pave the way for the
obscene prospect of hundreds of thousands or even more "Non
British" Europeans being expelled from this country following
Brexit. The scenario would be reminiscent of Idi Amin and the
expulsion of thousands of Asians from Uganda or even worse expulsions
in recent history.
In
this respect the conservative government and Drax, are following the
demands of UKIP and other extreme parties and individuals, who are
openly racist and have little if any regard for the justice and
equity in respect of the Europeans now in this country.
The
House of Lords was absolutely right in passing this amendment. The
Lords are not seeking to "thwart the will of the British
people" but are in fact, upholding the British tradition of fair
play and justice.
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