As some will know, I have been a members rep on the National Council of the European Movement since 2017. During that time, I have got to know other members of the Council and have gained some insight into what they really think. Firstly, they are all passionate Europeans. Otherwise, why would they be members of the European Movement?
However, some seem unable to entirely leave their party political allegiances “outside of the room”. That is an increasing cause for concern for me. There seems to be an element amongst the pro European Community, who are promoting the concept of a “progressive alliance” against the Tories. Given that a substantial number of Conservative voters, voted to remain in the 2016 referendum, I ask people to reflect on how talk about a “progressive alliance” might sound to them.
The Government we have today is
not a Conservative Government; it is a Brexit Government. In order to see the
back of this Brexit Government , I take the view that will need an alliance which
includes pro European voices associated with Conservativism. We will need to persuade those 39% of Conservative voters who voted to remain, that the path that this Brexit Government
masquerading as a Conservative Government is pursuing is not in our national
interest.
That is why I feel that we need
to include a Conservative voice in the leadership of our movement. A voice that
has experience of working with other Europeans at the European Parliament in
Brussels, a voice that will add to the public diversity of our movement, and a
voice that will reach out to those Conservative voters with pro European
sentiment, whose support we will need in taking our nation back to the heart of
Europe.
This is why, I am endorsing Sajjad Karim in the elections for Vice Chair of the European Movement, and encourage you to support him as your 1st choice candidate in those elections.
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