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30th Jun 2016

“Take ’em hostage!”: This British politician’s stance on EU citizens is hard to believe

Tony Cuddihy

Lord Pearson of Rannoch’s right-wing views make even Nigel Farage sound like a moderate.

Shouts of ‘Shame! Shame! Shame!’ rang out in the House of Lords on Wednesday when Lord Pearson of Rannoch made this speech about Britain leaving the European Union.

Since Friday’s referendum result confirming a Brexit, the line has sunk lower and lower.

Finally, though, it seems that somebody has trampled over it.

Rannoch

Metro.co.uk managed to find footage of the speech, which you can see here.

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Brexit