Socialist #Shame

Labour are apparently changing their attitude to James Wharton's Bill on the EU Referendum. Labour backbenchers are trying to make out that their party, both members and leadership, are slowly changing what they think about a vote on Europe. Sadly they are very wrong and thus I say to the whole Labour Party, in Port and Policy style, #Shame.

Port and Policy #Shame to Labour.

For starters the Labour Party wanted its MPs only to abstain at the second reading of the EU referendum Bill. Which is fine if you want to show the world a lack of spine. However, several Labour MPs voted for no guillotine motion on the Bill meaning they were attempting to filibuster the Bill to death. Which shows how great democracy is appreciated by some of our elected representatives. These MPs were:

Diane Abbott, Hackney North & Stoke Newington

Douglas Alexander, Paisley & Renfrewshire South

Heidi Alexander, Lewisham East

Jonathan Ashworth, Leicester South

William Bain, Glasgow North East

Luciana Berger, Liverpool, Wavertree

Lyn Brown, West Ham

Alan Campbell, Tynemouth

Wayne David, Caerphilly

Thomas Docherty, Dunfermline & West Fife

Jim Dowd, Lewisham West & Penge

Michael Dugher, Barnsley East

Jim Fitzpatrick, Poplar & Limehouse

Mike Gapes, Ilford South

Meg Hillier, Hackney South & Shoreditch

Julie Hilling, Bolton West

Huw Irranca-Davies, Ogmore

Graham Jones, Hyndburn

Susan Elan Jones, Clwyd South

David Lammy, Tottenham

Ian Lucas, Wrexham

Kerry McCarthy, Bristol East

Andrew Miller, Ellesmere Port & Neston

Stephen Pound, Ealing North

Emma Reynolds, Wolverhampton North East

Nick Smith, Blaenau Gwent

Mark Tami, Alyn & Deeside

Stephen Timms, East Ham

Karl Turner, Kingston upon Hull East

Chris Williamson, Derby North

Phil Wilson, Sedgefield

Rosie Winterton, Doncaster Central

To these Labour MPs we say jointly #Shame. I hope your constituents remember this well.*

 James Wharton MP is the lucky person having to deal with the shameful Labour MPs trying to wreck the Bill.

But the disgrace becomes greater because Labour and Lib Dem MPs are now attempting to filibuster the Bill in committee stage. Over 20 amendments had be proposed to the Bill some doing things as trivial to change the date. The debate went on for hours with one MP commenting on the historical significance of the date of the 31st December. This was planned to go on through the night and diaries were rearranged for the next day. Yesterday however at 1am the committee finished. James Wharton tweeted of the event 'Finally making progress on EU Ref Bill committee, should get through a few amendments and be well placed to return in Sept #LetBritainDecide.' I do not envy his position doing this again in October.

The EU Referendum Bill is going to have to stay for a very long time a committed stage the way the socialists are behaving. 

To all those Labour and Lib Dem filibusterers #Shame. The people if this country should have their say.

*I would like to point out there are 6 Labour MPs who I exclude from any #Shame because they voted for the EU Referendum Bill. These are: 

Roger Godsiff, Birmingham

Kate Hoey, Vauxhall

Kelvin Hopkins, Luton North

Dennis Skinner, Bolsover

Graham Stringer, Blackley & Broughton

Gisela Stuart, Birmingham, Edgbaston