Nirj
Deva has today (Saturday) attacked fellow South East England MEP
Ashley Mote for his decision to join a newly-formed alliance of
fascist parties in the European Parliament with effect from Monday.
Ashley Mote was first elected as a UK Independence Party MEP in June
2004, one of ten MEPs elected to represent South East England. The 'Identity, Tradition
and Sovereignty' group, as the fascist-alliance in the European
Parliament will be styled, will include members such as Jean-Marie
Le Pen, Alessandra Mussolini (grand-daughter of the Italian fascist
dictator) as well an Italian MEP whose party's Constitution calls
for
"better
tomorrow, embodying the ideals of the Black Shirts of Alessandro
Pavolini". Other members of Mote's new alliance, such as the
Romanian 'Attack Coalition' and Austrian 'Freedom Party' have come
under significant criticism for their attacks on ethnic minority
gypsy communities in eastern Europe and anti-Semitic stance.
Commenting on Mote's
decision, Nirj Deva said:
"It is tragic that South
East England residents will now have to live with the indignity of
having a fascist elected-representative until the next European
elections.
"I am a dedicated
Eurosceptic but I find it impossible to reconcile the concept of
British patriotism and protecting the national interest with Mote's
decision to formally align himself with the very same fascists this
country fought so hard against in World War Two.
"I have written to Ashley
Mote (see Notes to Editor)
asking him to explain his position".
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NOTES
TO EDITOR:
The full text of Nirj Deva's letter to Ashley Mote MEP is as
follows:
Dear Ashley,
I
note, with much interest and dismay, that you have decided to join
the European Parliament's new 'Identity, Tradition and Sovereignty'
group for the remainder of this Parliamentary term.
As a colleague in the South East region, would it be at all possible
for you to answer the following questions regarding the new
grouping?
-
Do you disagree
with Jean-Marie Le Pen, the leader of the largest delegation in
the ITS, that German occupation of parts of Europe "hadn't been so
inhumane" and that Gas Chambers were a "a point of detail of the
Second World War"?
-
In common with
your Fiamma Tricolore colleague in the ITS group, do your
political priorities include fighting for a "better tomorrow,
embodying the ideals of the Black Shirts of Alessandro Pavolini"?
-
Do you agree
with ITS member Alessandra Mussolini that it is "better to be a
fascist than a faggot" ("meglio
fascista che frocio")?
-
Do you share
the view of the leader of the Bulgarian Attack Coalition (IST
members) Volen Siderov, that Jews have been plundering the world
financial markets through evoking financial speculation for
thousands of years?
-
Do you agree
with Walter Ochensberger, a member of the IST-affiliated Austrian
Freedom Party, that a "secret world government" exists comprised
of "the Zionists, the terrorist state of Israel and the blackmail
of Jewish organizations"?
-
Is Dimitar
Stoyanov, a member of the Bulgarian delegation to the IST, correct
in saying that there are "prettier Gypsies" in Bulgaria than our
Parliamentary colleague L�via J�r�ka?
How are you able to reconcile British patriotism (which I share in
my Euroscepticism and reluctance to sit with the EPP) with your
choice to align yourself with the very same people who this country
fought against in the Second World War? Are you saying that those
millions of British soldiers who died in the defence of our freedoms
were wrong and that Winston Churchill was incorrect to fight
the fascism you have now embraced?
Kind regards,
NIRJ DEVA DL MEP
Member of the European Parliament
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