European Politics > Suella tells it like it is in Britain, and it's not good

 

My favourite British politician ever had to be fired last year because there is no place for truth and transparency in Westminster.

UK: Former Home Secretary says

‘the Islamists, the extremists, and the anti-Semites

are in charge now’

FEB 23, 2024 1:00 PM BY ROBERT SPENCER

At last, the truth is spoken in shattered, staggering, dhimmi Britain, where cowardice, submission, and willful ignorance are a trendy new lifestyle.

Suella Braverman claims ‘the Islamists are in charge’ of Britain as pressure grows on Keir Starmer over Commons Gaza vote chaos sparked by Speaker ripping up rule book to protect MPs from protesters

by David Wilcock, MailOnline, February 23, 2024:

Suella Braverman waded into the row over Wednesday’s Gaza vote in the Commons today, claiming that ‘the Islamists, the extremists and the anti-Semites are in charge now’.

The former home secretary, a frontrunner to be the next Conservative leader, made the incendiary remarks as the party switched its anger from Speaker Lindsay Hoyle to focus on Keir Starmer’s role in the political chaos.

Sir Lindsay has twice apologised for ripping up the Commons rule book, a move which helped the Labour leader avoid a a damaging revolt over the fighting in the Middle East.

The Speaker argued that he was motivated by anxiety about the safety of MPs from pro-Palestinian protesters, rather than partisan concerns. Extremist sympathisers projected the phrase ‘from the river to the sea’ – seen as anti-Semitic – onto the Elizabeth Tower during the debate as thousands of protesters gathered outside Parliament.

But writing in the Telegraph this morning Ms Braverman said: ‘I may have been sacked because I spoke out against the appeasement of Islamists, but I would do it again because we need to wake up to what we are sleep-walking into: a ghettoised society where free expression and British values are diluted. Where sharia law, the Islamist mob and anti-Semites take over communities.

‘We need to overcome the fear of being labelled Islamophobic and speak truthfully.’

However, Ms Braverman faced criticism over her time in the Home Office from Lord Mann, the government’s independent adviser on anti-Semitism. He tweeted: ‘As Home Secretary, Stella Braverman ignored the advice I provided on how to tackle anti-Semitism and issues for her department. In fact she never even bothered to read them. Her inaction in office is a part of the problem.’

And her successor James Cleverly said he did not ‘always agree with everything’ she said.

The Home Secretary told LBC: ‘She’s clearly expressing frustrations that she’s felt whilst she was in this role.

‘And I understand that. And she and I remain close friends – that doesn’t mean to say I always agree with everything she’s saying.

‘But it is absolutely the case that we must make sure that we crack down on extremist behaviour, it’s absolutely the case that we must not let our democracy be distorted through fear or intimidation.’…

It is absolutely the case that it already has happened, Min. Cleverly. The question now is, can you get it back to a real democracy?

 

British MPs Legalize Same-Sex Marriage in Northern Ireland

By Sommer Brokaw

(UPI) -- Members of parliament voted Tuesday to legalize same-sex marriage in Northern Ireland.

British lawmakers in the House of Commons voted 383-73 to permit same-sex marriage, which will change the law, effective by Oct. 21, unless the Northern Irish government, which collapsed in 2017, has been re-established by that time and repeals the measure.

Labor MP Conor McGinn, an advocate for marriage equality, who championed the amendment, thanked the Love Equality campaign for making it possible.

"Having been let down so many times before, LGBT people in Northern Ireland can now look forward to enjoying the same rights as everyone else in the rest of the UK and on the island of Ireland," McGinn tweeted. "I hope to see the Northern Ireland Executive and Assembly restored and working," by Oct. 21 "so that they can take the decision to introduce equal marriage."

But if it "isn't functioning by then," McGinn added, "the LGBT community in Northern Ireland now know that Westminster will act to ensure equality and respect for all citizens, and finally give them the right to marry the person they love."

Lawmakers also voted 332-99 soon afterward to extend access to abortion in Northern Ireland through an amendment by Labor MP Stella Creasy.

Extension of both of these rights to Northern Ireland makes the country fall in line with the rest of the region.

The Republic of Ireland to the south legalized same-sex marriage in 2015 and legalized abortion during the first 12 weeks of pregnancy last year.

"Thank you for everyone who today stood up for equality in Northern Ireland -- whether for same-sex marriage or abortion, today we have said everyone in the UK deserves to be treated as an equal," Creasy tweeted. "There's a road to go yet but today a big step forward."

The changes were made through amendments to a government bill also tied to budgets and elections for the devolved assembly. The MPs said the government's argument that only the devolved Northern Irish government could make the changes was defunct because of it's political deadlock since 2017.

Northern Ireland, a part of the United Kingdom, has been without a functioning elected government since power sharing between the Democratic Unionist Party and Sinn Fein collapsed in January 2017.