Indian-origin MP gets flak for Brexit remark
PTI | Dec 9, 2018, 06:40 IST
Priti Patel Minister of State for Employment, Britain. (File photo)LONDON: A Indian-origin Brexiteer MP has come under pressure over her suggestion that potential food shortages between borders could be used as leverage to secure a better deal from the EU, ahead of a vote in the UK Parliament next week over PM May’s Brexit deal.
Priti Patel was reacting to a government report saying there could be food shortages in Ireland in the event of a no-deal Brexit. “Why hasn’t this point been pressed home,” she told The Times. “There is still time to... get a better deal,” she said.
“Threatening Ireland in this way is as morally reprehensible,” said Indian-origin Labour Party MP Lisa Nandy. Ireland’s deputy PM Simon Coveney said the comments were “ridiculous”. Patel tweeted that her comments had been taken out of context.
Priti Patel was reacting to a government report saying there could be food shortages in Ireland in the event of a no-deal Brexit. “Why hasn’t this point been pressed home,” she told The Times. “There is still time to... get a better deal,” she said.
“Threatening Ireland in this way is as morally reprehensible,” said Indian-origin Labour Party MP Lisa Nandy. Ireland’s deputy PM Simon Coveney said the comments were “ridiculous”. Patel tweeted that her comments had been taken out of context.
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