Conservatives Back Leave Campaign
Tory activists now overwhelmingly support leaving ECHR.
Hello all and welcome back to another edition of Heaver News!
Yesterday saw the ‘New Conservatives’ group of Tory MPs talk about a Conservative Government actually cutting levels of immigration. Imagine that!
Ipswich MP Tom Hunt launched the group’s plan to cut migration yesterday with a twelve point plan:
Close the temporary schemes that grant eligibility for worker visas to ‘care workers’ and ‘senior care workers’.
Raise the main skilled work visa salary threshold.
Extend the closure of the student dependent route.
Close the Graduate Route to students.
Reserve University Study Visas for the brightest international students.
Continue to monitor the reduction in visa applications under the humanitarian schemes.
Rapidly implement the provisions of the Illegal Migration Bill.
Cap the number of refugees legally accepted for resettlement in the UK.
Raise the minimum combined income threshold for sponsoring a spouse and raise the minimum language requirement.
Cap the amount of social housing that Councils can give to non-UK nationals.
The problem is there is little sign of the Government listening.
So far the feedback from Rishi Sunak’s allies seems to have been to reject such measures or even outright hostility towards the group for daring to challenge the Government’s direction.
Ultimately then I suspect this group - much like we’ve seen with Home Secretary Suella Braverman - will see their sensible suggestions largely ignored.
It underlines how far the Tory Party has drifted away from much of what won it that stonking 2019 election victory. So much time and potential has been wasted.
The current Prime Minister’s pledge to ‘stop the boats’ has been blown apart by June’s figures showing 3,824 people crossed from France on small boats last month alone. That’s a new record-high figure for crossings in June.
Over 11,000 people have already crossed this year and the Government are still not taking firm enough action.
There are vague whispers now that perhaps the Tories may finally commit to ditching ECHR membership in their next manifesto.
But ECHR should have been ditched ages ago. That is what a decisive, strong Conservative Government would have done.
The lack of action from the Government on this is also clearly out of touch with their own supporters.
Conservative Home’s latest survey has demonstrated the reality once again: Tories back the Leave campaign. This one on exiting ECHR.
This backs up other research that has shown more voters overall support leaving ECHR than remaining.
ConHome found more than 70% (525 of 740 Conservative supporters) now in favour of leaving the European Convention on Human Rights.
But rather than just getting on with it, the Sunak Government are busy talking a good game rather than actually delivering on their pledges.
If the Conservatives don’t start listening to their own Brexiteer MPs and grassroot activists then they shouldn’t be surprised at the electoral hammering they are currently on course for.
The tories are dead....Sunak/Hunt are paid by the WEF and will try and prepare for the also paid Starmer to take us back in the EU WITHOUT a referendum, it's time for Reform UK to step up a notch.
Michael, I wonder how long it will be before you have your bank accounts closed.