Google Images
UK lawmaker tells PM Cameron: Ignore 'daft' anti-Europeans
LONDON (Reuters) - A senior Conservative lawmaker on Tuesday said Prime Minister David Cameron should ignore those "daft" enough to propose anti-immigration proposals that could hurt the British economy and pave the way for an exit from the European Union.
Ken Clarke, one of Britain's most influential Europhiles, said Cameron's Conservatives should refrain from competing with "bigotry" to counter the threat from the anti-EU United Kingdom Independence Party.
"Ignore the daft ambitions of people whose main interest is just getting out of Europe - let's look after Britain in the modern world," Clarke told BBC radio.
"We have to demonstrate that we're a strong sensible party that does sensible things on immigration because there isn't a politician who isn't in favor of controlling immigration."
European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso told British Prime Minister David Cameron on Monday he risked upsetting allies and losing international clout if he pursued an anti-immigration agenda designed to placate domestic voters. ...
Posts
