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Thread on controversy re #NazaninZaghariRatcliffe debate at @Europarl_EN : Do you think the EU should have a foreign policy as though a nation state? In the context of talk of an EU army & Empire? Me neither. 1/7
Do you think the tragic plight of #NazaninZaghariRatcliffe should be cynically used by those who want to strengthen unaccountable EU intervention on world stage at expense of democratically elected national governments? Me neither. 2/7
Do you think the tragic plight of #NazaninZaghariRatcliffe should be cynically used by arch-Remainers / #fbpe people more interested in bashing Brexit than the plight of those brutally locked up in Iran? Me neither. 3/7
FYI (and do check FACTS): The motion did not focus solely on #NazaninZaghariRatcliffe but was part of a wider attempt at bolstering the EU’s increasingly worrying and aggressive approach to interfering in world affairs. 4/7
Have you watched the two speeches by @brexitparty_uk MEPs who spoke with passion, sensitivity & conviction in support of #NazaninZaghariRatcliffe in Iran debate (@BelindadeLucy and @math_patten)? If not, please do, before throwing around irresponsible accusations. 5/7
How dare hard-core Remainers racialise this issue and use the vile accusation of racism when what we were really doing was refusing to prop up the EU’s expansionist foreign policy aspirations. 6/7
Watch: Previous @EUparliament debate on Erdogan's Turkey, a regime the EU props up by outsourcing its migrant policy, resulting in brutal refugee camps. Where’s the outrage at that institutionalised racist policy and Fortress Europe? 7/7
