Today in the House of Commons, Parliamentarians had the opportunity to reaffirm our sovereignty and take back control of our borders - to put right the totally unfair reality that foreign judges can overturn decisions made by our sovereign Parliament. However, Labour and their left-wing allies voted it down.
I was proud to Co-Sponsor @Nigel_Farage's 10-Minute Rule Bill, alongside colleagues from the Conservatives, Reform, the DUP, and TUV. Together, as a united right, we took the fight to Labour and their allies in the Liberal Democrats, Greens, and SNP, who continue to prioritise supranational institutions over the will of the British people.
Britain has a proud and ancient tradition of defending individual liberty and freedom stretching back to Magna Carta in 1215, the development of Common Law, and the 1689 Bill of Rights. These foundational principles have long safeguarded our freedoms without the need for external oversight.
It was continental Europe, devastated by tyranny and war in the 1940s, that required the creation of the European Court of Human Rights. Unlike Britain, many European nations lacked a deep-rooted tradition of liberty and the rule of law. The ECHR may have been necessary for them, and it was largely the United Kingdom who helped constitute it, but it is now being weaponised against us to override the democratic decisions made by the Mother of all Parliaments.
This Bill could have begun the process of reclaiming control of our borders, restoring the primacy of our laws, and ensuring that the British people feel like they are being listened to, but yet again, they have been silenced by an establishment who cares more about foreign criminals and mass immigration than them.
Andrew Rosindell M.P., Member of Parliament for Romford
