Rt Hon Dr Denis MacShane
Denis MacShane question to the Prime Minister
Denis MacShane highlights the extreme and weird parties that David Cameron is linking up in Europe in a question to the Prime Minister
2 July 2009
Mr. Denis MacShane (Rotherham) (Lab): In a few days' time, the newly elected European Parliament sits for the first time. Can the Prime Minister assure me that Labour MEPs will not sit with Polish MEPs who are homophobic and of an anti-Semitic orientation, with Czech MEPs who believe that global warming is a myth, or with Dutch MEPs who think that abortion should be abolished and that Sunday shopping should stop? Which party does support those loonies and weirdos?
The Prime Minister: It took the Leader of the Opposition almost a year to admit that there was a recession all over Europe. Now that he has had to admit it, perhaps he should also admit that there is a need for co-operation all over Europe to deal with these issues. What I think people will find very sad is a Conservative party now on the fringes of Europe with some of the extreme parties on the right wing of the European political family.
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