The Gorton & Denton by-election showed people in Britain want change to boost the economy and improve public services, but it won’t happen by ignoring the elephant in the room – Brexit, the Rejoin EU Party says.
Voters in the Greater Manchester constituency told our campaigners they wanted action on issues such as the cost of living, wealth inequality, housing and anti-social behaviour.
But those voters and millions like them look set to be disappointed unless Westminster parties summon up the political will to address the one thing that could really make a difference – rejoining the EU. At one campaign hustings in Gorton & Denton, Rejoin EU Party candidate Joseph O’Meachair said he was the only one who mentioned it.
O’Meachair said: “Other parties are afraid to mention Brexit. We need to end that fear. Our primary aim in this by-election was to highlight the disastrous effect of Brexit on our country, both financially and through our diminished role in world affairs. Isolationism isn’t patriotism. It’s past time that we reassessed Brexit and its consequences.”
Rejoin EU Party deputy leader and former MEP John Stevens said the interest rates Britain now pays to borrow on international markets are much higher than those faced by all its major European trading partners due to Brexit.
“This is a massive drag on our growth, a burden on everyone with a mortgage or who aspires to get on the housing ladder,” Stevens said.
“It means rents are higher, wages lower and we’re using tax revenue to pay interest to lenders rather than funding schools, hospitals and more.
“Pretending this reality can be avoided by slogans, such as those deployed by Reform and the Greens, or avoided and ignored like the current government, won’t solve it.
“We have a policy to resolve the problems facing our country, but Gorton & Denton showed no-one else does. We need to rejoin the EU as soon as possible.”
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