Brexit: Endless Squeals from Brussels & Immigration Bill Passes

by Louise Mclean

I have not written a new article since 8th June, simply because I would be repeating everything I had written in the past few articles, which covered the endless demands from Brussels!

As before, there have been endless shrieks and squeals from Brussels about their 'red lines', which they have no right to ask for, i.e. using our fishing territory, keeping our laws in line with theirs and having the European Court of Justice adjudicate over us. They just cannot get used to the idea that Boris Johnson and David Frost are not Theresa May, who handed everything to them on a plate!

Fortunately the 30th June deadline has now passed and Frost and Johnson have been firm  that they will not be asking for any extension to the deadline of 31st December, when we should be fully out of the European Union.  Such a relief at least!

In fact they have been very firm with Michel Barnier and his team, refusing to give in to their demands or budge on giving away any of our sovereignty.

During this last week since 29th June, talks have been resumed in Brussels between the two sides and once again no agreement has been reached.  Yesterday, David Frost's team walked out early before the end of week!

Next week we will have Barnier's team here in London for another week of talks. I seriously do not expect any agreement between them and the best thing we can do is walk away altogether and go straight to WTO rules on 1st January 2021, or preferably before.

Incidentally, a new head of the WTO is due to be appointed and Peter Mandelson thinks he might be eligible.  Let us hope not, as Liam Fox is also on the short list, a committed Brexiteer!

Anyway, the EU is not happy with us and there was a hint that Barnier might quit his role as chief EU Brexit negotiator and mention of him wanting to become President of France!  In addition, Angela Merkel is getting anxious about a 'No Deal'.  She became President of the European Council on 1st July, which Germany will hold for the next six months. 

There has been good news that the Immigration Bill went through Parliament on 30th June and we hope it reduces the numbers coming in but it seems to relate only to free movement from the European Union, rather than the 'refugees' coming in over the English Channel from countries outside the Bloc.  

This is a major problem, as shown by the recent violence in Glasgow, which revealed to us that 100 'asylum seekers' had been housed in a hotel in the city centre.  Apparently empty hotels due to lockdown are being filled with these people all over Britain, according to an ex-CID officer who phoned in to LBC.  He said 'hundreds of thousands' of people were coming in, not just by dinghy but being flown in to military air bases such as one in Norfolk.

Is this because we have agreed to take people from refugee camps? Is it because Theresa May signed us up to the Migration Pact in December 2018 without asking anyone?  No answer to this question has yet been given but judging by a recent statement in Parliament from Chris Philp MP, Minister at the Home Office, who eulogised at length about all the wonderful benefits being given to asylum seekers, it seems we must have agreed to take in large numbers. Watch this and weep!

Trying to find out more online is very difficult because this appears to be hushed up, but on the Wigan Council website it says that numbers coming into the UK in the last 6 months have been exceptionally high! 

This is not what people want and is likely to take a massive toll on Britain's finances just as we come out of lock down and into a possible recession.  I really do feel the British people deserve answers.

Perhaps we can change our laws when we finally leave the straitjacket of EU regulation and clamp down on so many people coming in, as it is making things impossible for the people living here already.