Macclesfield MP wants to rejoin EU

Macclesfield MP, Tim Roca, is calling for the UK to rejoin the EU.

During a recent debate at Westminster, MP’s discussed the possibility of reversing Brexit.

The Labour MP for Macclesfield, began by emphasising the importance of the petition system in enabling public issues to be debated in Parliament.

According to a report in Left Foot Forward he claimed his Macclesfield constituents voted to remain part of the European Union – saying the referendum was based “as we know on imperfect knowledge.”

He went on to claim the referendum was called “because of the internal politics of the Conservative Party,” describing it as ‘vitriolic,’ and influenced by the ‘Russians undoubtedly’

He claims research from the London School of Economics found 14,000 of 100,000 firms surveyed have stopped trading with the EU and spoke of small businesses in Macclesfield struggling with the barriers created by Brexit and warned that the UK economy would be 4% smaller in 2035 than it would have been had the country stayed in the EU.

Mr Roca affirmed a commitment to Labour’s manifesto (which ruled out rejoining the EU), acknowledging that reopening the Brexit debate would be difficult, but argued that the debate should continue.

“It was so dangerous to let nationalist genie out of the bottle,” he said.

“I still wholeheartedly believe in us rejoining the EU that being our future. I believe this is part of our process.

“The future of this country in terms of security, prosperity, culture, our relationship with our neighbours depends on us having these difficult discussions, recognising the mistake that we made, the fraud that was committed on the British people and changing the course,” he concluded.