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Candidate statement: Brendan Donnelly

The Rejoin EU candidate for Finchley and Golders Green

Brendan Donnelly, the Rejoin EU candidate for Finchley and Golders Green
Brendan Donnelly, the Rejoin EU candidate for Finchley and Golders Green

Brexit has failed and will continue to fail. More and more voters in Finchley and Golders Green recognise this simple truth. But their political leaders insist that Brexit can be made to work, or can only be reversed in the vague and distant future.

Opinion polls suggest that a majority of the electorate would now like to rejoin the EU. That is where the Rejoin EU Party comes in. We want to give the voters an option to say loudly and clearly that their political leaders are lagging a long way behind British public opinion on Europe.

The name of our party is a manifesto in itself. We want to put an end to the damage Brexit is doing. We want to bring back economic growth, the clean rivers, the easy travel within Europe, the opportunities for our young people to work and study abroad that we had before Brexit. Perhaps most importantly, we want to restore the international respect for the UK which Brexit has destroyed.

We believe that many voters share our frustration. It seems likely that this general election will be won by a party claiming that it wants to “make Brexit work.” Voting for me and the Rejoin EU Party in the general election will be an opportunity to send a message to this new incoming government.

Brexit cannot be made to work. Rejoining the EU is the only sensible option for the United Kingdom.

You can read an overview of the contest here and statements from the six of the other candidates as follows: Alex Deane – Conservative, Sarah Hoyle – Liberal Democrats, Katharine Murphy – Party of Women, Steve Parsons – Green Party, Bepi Pezzulli – Reform UK and Sarah Sackman – Labour.

Barnet Post approached Independent candidate Michael Shad for a statement but we have not received one.

Note: Barnet Post approached all candidates for the borough’s seats and offered them the opportunity to make a 250-word statement. The purpose of these statements is to give voters the clearest possible understanding of the perspectives of people who are asking for their support. In doing this, we acknowledge that some views expressed my cause offence and distress and apologise if this is the case.


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