25% of Uk- before you vote for sectarian Conservatives in UK

Sceala Clann T.D. Location: Belfast and Donegal.

One in four Britons, 25% claim some degree of Irish ancestry. You who are Irish in the UK.
Are you aware of what the British Conservative and Unionist Party, more commonly known as the Conservative Party, are up to here in the North.

Unionists agree constituency pact with approval of Conservatives.
The SDLP leader Margaret Ritchie criticised the deal. She claimed the Conservative leader Mr Cameron was guilty of propping up sectarian politics and reinforcing sectarian division.
Irish Community Images

Reginald Empey of the Conservative and UUP
Irish Community Images

Peter Robinson of DUP
Some of Cameron's own party members here are ashamed of the sectarian nature of interference.

Northern Ireland Tories condemn secret talks with unionists
David Cameron told to fire shadow Northern Ireland Secretary Owen Paterson in party storm over 'sectarian agreement'

David Cameron should fire Owen Paterson as shadow Northern Ireland secretary over his secret talks with unionists, senior Tory figures demanded last night. Sources in the Northern Ireland Conservatives also confirmed that three prospective Westminster candidates, including former Top Gear producer Peter McCann, have resigned in protest over deepening Tory ties with the two main unionist parties.

One source told the Observer that McCann and others had "wanted to vomit" when they were given details of talks between Paterson and senior Ulster Unionists and Democratic Unionists in south-west England last weekend.A subsequent meeting between Paterson and three potential Tory candidates, including McCann, PR expert Sheila Davidson and Deirdre Nelson, failed to quell their anger about the Conservatives' talks with the two main unionist parties.

One source close to the trio said: "This meeting confirmed our fears that the party leadership is preparing to agree to a sectarian DUP-UUP carve-up ofconstituencies. Peter and others resigned on a matter of principle, that principle being a wholly secular, inclusive pro-union politics untainted by sectarianism.

"If Owen Paterson was doing this on his own, the party leaders should fire him. If not, then it seems the leadership has agreed to get into bed not only with the UUP but now the DUP. This is the triumph of tribalism over inclusive, secular politics."
McCann's departure in particular is a severe blow to Cameron's promise to stand a Tory candidate in every corner of the UK, including all 18 of the north of Ireland's parliamentary constituencies. A Conservative spokesman said yesterday that Cameron had faith in his shadow Northern Ireland secretary.

"We remain absolutely committed to putting up 18 Conservative and Unionists candidates at the next general election to offer the people of Northern Ireland national, non-sectarian normal politics. Nothing that has happened in the past 24 hours deflects us from that," the spokesman said. "We are absolutely clear that we will not be entering any sectarian pact. We remain committed to our existing pact with the Ulster Unionists, but David Cameron will do absolutely nothing that undermines political stability or puts the peace process at risk."

The row over what nationalist have claimed is an attempt to secure unionist votes in a hung Westminster parliament has poisoned an already toxic atmosphere at Stormont.

Alasdair McDonnell, the South Belfast SDLP MP, said the Tories' intervention was "cynical and very damaging to the peace process. This link-up with not only the UUP but also the DUP threatens to undermine all that has been achieved in terms of devolution and power-sharing over the last 15 years in the interest of selfish party political gain."
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2010/jan/24/conservatives-unionists-northern-ireland-owen-paterson-david-cameron

Register

The Irish Community have posted
19 REPLIES TO THIS TOPIC
for logged in members to view.

Irish Forums Message Discussion :: 25% of Uk- before you vote for sectarian Conservatives in UK

25% of Uk- before you vote for sectarian Conservatives in UK