The more we are closer to the big decision day, the more the tension cranks up. There are two sides, and “heroes” are everywhere. Some day leaving the EU would make the UK better off, however they tend to neglect the official reports stating this would incept a series of recession and economic crisis, along with cultural and educational flows. Joan Ryan, the MP Enfield for North wrote a press release on why she is voting remain explaining why you should too:
“On Thursday 23rd June, you will have the opportunity to cast your vote on the biggest decision our country has faced for a generation.
I urge you to join me in voting for the UK to remain a member of the European Union.
Working with our European partners gives us more control, not less; it makes us stronger, not weaker. By being in the EU we have greater power to deal with the issues that matter, whether that be workers’ rights, anti-discrimination, equality, human rights, democracy and immigration.
I know Turkish speaking communities in the UK are very concerned about the situation in Turkey. The best way for us to support the voices calling for democracy, stability and peace in the country is to work collectively with the many communities of Turkish heritage, including Alevis, Kurds and Turkish Cypriots, who are living in countries across the EU. Voting to leave, and destabilising the European Union, will only weaken our ability to influence President Erdogan and his government.
Some people are considering voting to leave the EU because of concerns relating to immigration and the pressure this might be placing on our public services and amenities.
There will not be a dramatic cut in the number of people coming to the UK if we vote to leave.
Access to the EU’s single market – which allows for the free movement of goods and services – would almost definitely be conditional on continuing to allow the free movement of labour. Norway, which is outside the EU but has access to the single market, has far higher levels of EU immigration than the UK as a proportion of their populations and has no say and no vote on EU rules.
And last year net migration was higher from outside the EU than from within it. So even where the UK can restrict numbers coming into the country, there is more non-EU immigration than EU immigration.
Joan Ryan
The National Health Service is one of our most important institutions, but it is really struggling at the moment due to the cuts imposed by the Conservative government. It is not immigration which is causing problems in the NHS; indeed our hospitals and doctors’ surgeries would not be able to function at all without the dedicated work of thousands of doctors and nurses from overseas.
Likewise, the levels of immigration into this country have not caused the shortage in affordable homes. We are in the grip of a housing crisis because, under this government, house building has fallen to the lowest levels since the 1920s.
The solution to these problems will come by choosing to elect a Labour government in 2020 – who will deliver genuinely affordable homes, support our public services and introduce a fairer immigration system – and not by choosing to leave the EU later this month.
I believe a vote to Remain in the EU on 23rd June is in the best interests of our communities.
Vote remain to help shape a brighter future for our country as a leading member of the European Union.”
Joan Ryan
MP for Labour Party
