Far right Tory MEPs Daniel Hannan and Roger Helmer were among those to vote against Timothy Kirkhope, the official Tory candidate to lead the ECR group in the European Parliament.
The European Conservatives and Reformists group in the European Parliament has been struck another blow following the resignation of Michal Kaminski as leader.
Polish extremist Michal Kaminski’s resignation from the Law and Justice Party has opened up a power vacuum in the ECR, David Cameron’s far-right European Parliament grouping, reports Left Foot Forward’s man in the corridors of power in Brussels, Ben Fox.
Lord Mandelson has gone on the attack over Europe & the extremism of the modern Tory party, attacking David Cameron for sitting with “xenophobes and homophobes”.
Shocking new revelations about the leader of David Cameron’s MEPs Michal Kaminski, namely that he was “active in a 1500 strong neo-Nazi skinhead movement”.
David Cameron has criticised over his alliance with “the extreme right wing from Eastern Europe”, calling them “the nasty party” and “nasty Little Englanders”.
David Cameron’s attempts to detoxify the Tories took another step backwards this week when one his leading MEPs launched a full on defence of Michal Kaminski.
Employers’ groups have joined the condemnation against David Cameron’s alliance with Euro extremists, voicing fears our influence in Europe will be limited.
David Cameron’s MEPs last night voted against proposals to crack down on “those seeking to hide their money from the tax authorities” – tax dodgers.
The controversy over David Cameron’s alliance with Michal Kaminski re-ignited today following an interview in which the Tory leader once again defended him.
