Condemnation for Conservative MP who spoke at conference featuring far-right politicians

Board of Deputies President Marie van der Zyl has reacted to the decision of Conservative MP Daniel Kawczynski to speak at a conference featuring far-right European politicians

Marie said: “We condemn the decision by Conservative MP Daniel Kawczynski to speak at a conference alongside some of Europe’s most notorious far-right politicians. Mr Kawczynski’s defence, that ‘it is only common sense to talk with parties and politicians that are either leading their respective countries, or will perhaps take power in the next few years’, is a specious one, for the simple reason that the MP for Shrewsbury and Atcham is not any sort of government representative. If the Conservative Party fails to discipline Mr Kawczynski, it runs the serious risk of the public assuming that they share his views on association with such people.”