Euro Election Stunner, EU Deal & Truss Power Boost
Sweden's election result could not be closer.
Election Drama In Sweden
Yesterday was Sweden’s General Election in what has been a knife-edge electoral contest.
With a left-wing coalition of parties supporting the current Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson up against a right-wing grouping of parties, the rise of the Sweden Democrats has been a big theme of the election.
Having gone from a small extremist group to a mainstream conservative party, the Sweden Democrats having seemingly now become Sweden’s second biggest party for the first time ever.
At the time of writing this newsletter, the right-wing alliance of parties is a single seat ahead of the left coalition supporting the current regime.
Whatever the final results are confirmed as, the rise of the Sweden Democrats has been dramatic.
Having won 20 seats in 2010, this time round it looks like they have won more than 70.
Deal Or No Deal?
We are back to Deal or No Deal when it comes to the EU, with Liz Truss having stood by the UK’s Protocol Bill.
It amounts to unilateral action and sensible changes to the Northern Ireland Protocol, with Truss still stressing she would prefer a negotiated solution with Brussels.
The EU’s position has been that no renegotiation is possible. Now Maros Sefcovic has told the Financial Times that checks on goods could be reduced.
The DUP’s Sir Jeffrey Donaldson has said of the EU:
“They need to recognise that, if we are to arrive at a solution, it requires them to accept, and respect, the integrity of the UK, its internal market and Northern Ireland’s place within it.”
Get Fracking
A policy of pursuing energy security and independence is the pragmatic and sensible way forward.
Liz Truss has already won support for her announcement that the ban on fracking will be lifted.
The potential is huge and it has now been revealed that within 15 years fracking could eclipse North Sea production.
National Grid ESO’s analysis suggests that fracking could equal gas production from the North Sea by 2037.
As Conservative MP Andrew Bridgen has declared:
“I am delighted the moratorium has been lifted.
“We should have started fracking two years ago. And the next best time to start is immediately. We need that gas.”
Braverman Upsets Civil Service
The new Home Secretary Suella Braverman has got off to a good start, making it clear she wants to stop all illegal migrant boats crossing from France.
By the way, yesterday saw another 253 people cross on 8 boats.
Braverman’s tough stance bizarrely appears to have upset some Home Office officials.
A Civil Service source whinged to the lefty Observer: “Suggesting she can stop all boat crossings is pie in the sky – it doesn’t bode well.”
This absurd attitude from those who are meant to implement the policies of elected officials is deeply worrying.
Braverman has a battle on her hands with the ECHR and establishment blob. Let’s hope she does whatever it takes to stop this dangerous situation.
Denmark Following UK Rwanda Plan
The Rwanda policy has big public support in Britain and voters expect to see it finally implemented.
It seems the UK plan has supporters across Europe too, with Denmark’s Government sealing a similar deal with Rwanda.
A statement put out translates as:
"The two countries have just adopted a declaration that the asylum system is dysfunctional today and that there is a need for new solutions, i.a. in the form of a common ambition to establish a mechanism for the transfer of asylum seekers from Denmark to Rwanda.
“Immigration and Integration Minister Kaare Dybvad Bek and Development Cooperation Minister Flemming Møller Mortensen as well as Rwanda's Foreign Minister Vincent Biruta and Refugee Minister Marie Solange Kayisire have agreed on a political declaration that emphasizes the desire to further strengthen cooperation in the area of asylum and migration.
“The declaration emphasises the common ambition to establish a mechanism for the transfer of asylum seekers from Denmark with a view to asylum treatment and possible subsequent protection in Rwanda.”
Will other EU members end up following the British approach?
Glad to see Suella Braverman getting off to a good start as Home Secretary, she does need to hit the ground running if she is to be seen as a tough leader in the illegal immigration battle. And, following on from that it’s interesting to see Denmark pursuing a Rwandan plan on this very issue, which to me, highlights the fact that this mass illegal immigration issue is a problem felt across Europe, but we tend to think of it in isolation to the UK because of the way msm report on it, or not report on it as is often the case! Leaving the ECHR is an imperative!
Now we have a Conservative Govt, I'm liking it more and more, It's a Shame Cause this is what Boris could have done! and for guy in the Civil Service to Say it's Pie in the Sky, Your Job is to do as Your Chief tells you, Not what you Want so get Back to Work in your Office, or Face being Sacked.