PRESS RELEASE: Prime Minister is Ignoring the Will of the People

PRESS RELEASE: PRIME MINISTER IS IGNORING THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE

 

A new pro-referendum party has dismissed the call for a referendum on renegotiation on European Union membership.

 

The We Demand a Referendum party says that the Prime Minister is simply ignoring the will of the people. In a YouGov poll conducted earlier this month, 61% said that they now wanted a referendum on whether the UK remained members of the European Union. 73% of Conservative voters now want an In Out referendum.

 

The same YouGov poll also revealed that 55% of people do not trust David Cameron to stand up for Britain’s interests in Europe.

 

David Cameron is expected to announce that the next Conservative manifesto will include a referendum. However, the referendum will be based upon terms for renegotiation with the European Union, and will not include an option to leader.

 

Nikki Sinclaire, who is a We Demand a Referendum MEP, is not surprised by todays developments,

 

“Over the past year, I have delivered almost a quarter of a million signatures to 10 Downing Street calling for an In or Out referendum on our future with the European Union.

 

As an MEP, I am witness to how the UK’s current relationship with the European Union simply doesn’t work. Renegotiation is not an option.

 

We need a clear mandate in Europe. We are either in, and fully engage in the European Union so it can work for us, or we are out and we govern our own future.

 

Just yesterday I received a letter from the Minister for Europe, who stated that the Government believes that membership of the EU is in the national interest of the UK.

 

Mr Cameron is not prepared to listen to the people, the many thousands who have collected signatures because they want this in/out referendum. The Prime Minister must remember that it is the people who put his party into power.

 

At the 2014 European Elections, the We Demand a Referendum party will stand in every constituency in the UK with the simply message on the ballot paper ‘We Demand a Referendum – let the people decide’

 

We British people are tolerant and patient, but when we are pushed, we fight back. We will now fight back. Give us our In Out referendum or we’ll simply demand it”.

We Demand A Referendum's Inaugural Conference

Nikki Sinclaire MEP

Question Time

Katie Hopkins

Charlie Wolf

George Hargreaves

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-19842031

Former Tory MP and UKIP Leader Defects to New Movement

PRESS RELEASE

Former Tory MP and UKIP Leader Defects to New Movement

Roger Knapman Former MP and UKIP Leader

On the eve of the UKIP conference, a former party leader has defected to a new pro-Referendum movement.

Roger Knapman, former Conservative MP for Stroud, lead the parties breakthrough in the 2004 European election where UKIP came third.

His defection to the newly established "We demand a referendum party" was announced on the day when UKIP deputy leader Paul Nuttell admitted that the new grouping was a threat to their own election hopes.

The new party has been founded by high profile MEP Nikki Sinclaire and former Apprentice star Katie Hopkins. 

Roger Knapman was the Conservative MP for Stroud between 1987 to 1997, and PPS to Armed Forces Minister Archie Hamilton between 1990 to 1992 when he resigned over the Maastricht Treaty. He Joined UKIP in 2000, became leader in 2002 until 2006 and was succeeded by Nigel Farage MEP

The ´We Demand a Referendum´ Party has vowed to stand in every seat in the European Elections of 2014 unless David Cameron calls an In/Out referendum by 1 Jan 2014. A YouGov Poll on 4th to 5th Sept´ showed a third of the electorate would or probably would vote for such a single issue party.

Roger Knapman said "Now is the time to force a referendum with our country's continued membership of the European Union. We eurosceptics have won all the arguments. In or Out that is the only question that has to be answered now."

Roger added "I am very happy to give my full support to this initiative, established parties, including UKIP have failed to deliver, and it is time for the People to Demand a Referendum"

Party Chairman, Nikki Sinclaire MEP said "We are delighted to have someone of Rogers's calibre on board. His experience will be invaluable to achieving our aims." 

ENDS

www.letthepeopledecide.eu

All figures, unless otherwise stated, are from YouGov Plc.  Total sample size was 1,474 adults. Fieldwork was undertaken between 4th - 5th September 2012.  The survey was carried out online. The figures have been weighted and are representative of all GB adults (aged 18+).

NEW POLITICAL MOVEMENT FOUNDED

PRESS RELEASE

September 15 2012

 

MEP NIKKI SINCLAIRE FOUNDS NEW POLITICAL MOVEMENT

Leading Activisys of New Movement

 

 

A NEW A new political movement has been launched to allow British people the opportunity to demand a referendum at the European Elections in 2014.

It comes in the wake of a YouGov opinion poll that shows a third of UK adults said they would ignore party loyalty to vote for an entity whose sole manifesto was to urge for a straight forward In-Out referendum.

The movement has been registered with the Electoral Commission as “We Demand a Referendum” and will carry the slogan imbedded in the emblem from Jimmy Goldsmith’s Referendum Party of “Let the People Decide”.

“We Demand a Referendum” has been set up by the Campaign for a Referendum team that delivered two petitions totalling more than 220,000 signatures to Downing Street and also forced a parliamentary debate last year that led to a huge Tory rebellion.

It is a single-issue political body that challenges David Cameron to call an In-Out referendum by 2014.

A YouGov poll last week showed that 65% of Tory voters want a referendum – much more than the average of 56% from all voters.

“We Demand a Referendum” will be fielding candidates in every region of the country and could take between eight and 22 seats in the European Elections, according to the YouGov poll commissioned by the body’s chairman - West Midlands MEP Nikki Sinclaire.



Katie Hopkins and Nikki Sinclaire MEP

One of those candidates will be former Apprentice star Katie Hopkins who will be the lead candidate in the South West. Katie will need only 10% of the vote to be elected under the system used in the election.

All candidates will share a single aim - to force a decisive referendum on the issue of Europe by sending a strong message to the government ahead of the General Election in 2015.

“The Politicians have failed the people on the EU,” said Nikki Sinclaire.

 

“Promise after promise has been broken by all parties and it is time for the people to empower themselves and demand a referendum!

“Why are they so afraid of the people? Why won’t they let us decide? And why do they continue to patronise us with their ‘we know better’ attitude?”

 

TV personality and businesswoman Katie Hopkins added: “Sometimes tough questions have to be asked.

 

“I often hear people say 'I didn't ask because I was frightened I might not like the answer' and I think this is true for the referendum on Europe.

 

“I believe that our government is frightened of asking the question about whether we want to be in or out of Europe, because they are frightened that they will not like the answer.”

 

Katie added: “The importance of forcing an EU referendum is far bigger than any party. We strive to go beyond party politics and, as our campaign slogan says, we want to Let the People Decide!"

 

We Demand a Referendum will hold its inaugural conference at Westminster Central Hall in London on Friday October 5.

 YOUGOV POLL

 

Candidates from the Conservatives, Labour, Liberal Democrats, UK Independence Party and other parties will be standing in the 2014 European Elections. However, suppose a new political entity was set up for these elections and their only policy was to demand a referendum on the UK’s membership of the European Union.
How likely, if at all, would it be that you support this new, single issue entity in the 2014 European Elections only?
I would definitely vote for that option	16	16	14	13	23	14	12	18	14	11	8	17	24	15	18	6	19	18	16	15
I would probably vote for that option	17	25	12	19	22	12	18	18	17	12	14	20	20	16	19	18	17	18	18	14
TOTAL WOULD VOTE	33	41	26	32	45	26	30	36	31	23	22	37	44	31	37	24	36	36	34	29
I would probably not vote for that option	14	19	15	7	16	14	13	16	13	15	18	14	12	17	11	23	13	13	15	10
I would definitely not vote for that option	21	15	30	45	12	28	30	26	17	26	16	22	22	26	14	24	19	20	23	24
TOTAL WOULDN’T VOTE	35	34	45	52	28	42	43	42	30	41	34	36	34	43	25	47	32	33	38	34
Don't know	31	26	29	16	27	32	27	22	39	37	44	27	22	26	38	28	32	31	29	38

All figures, unless otherwise stated, are from YouGov Plc.  Total sample size was 1,474 adults. Fieldwork was undertaken between 4th - 5th September 2012.  The survey was carried out online. The figures have been weighted and are representative of all GB adults (aged 18+).

Voice of the People Demand a Referendum

Press Release

Second 100,000 petition calling for an EU Referendum to be delivered to No. 10

 

Handing in the petition last year

 

Apprentice Star Katie Hopkins and Nikki Sinclaire MEP Lead Delegation

The campaign for a referendum on Britain's EU membership is given a double boost this week.

A petition demanding a straight "in or out" vote has now attracted more than 100,000 signatures - which should be enough to force a Commons debate. These signatures `The Voice of the People` will be handed into Downing Street by a delegation led By Nikki Sinclaire MEP and Former Apprentice star and Businesswoman Katie Hopkins

The breakthrough is bolstered by a new YouGov poll which reveals a clear majority (56%) want ordinary people to have the final say on whether we pull out.


The mountain of signatures has been collected in a cross-party campaign led by West Midlands MEP Nikki Sinclaire and it is the second 100,000 plus petition to be handed in within a year.

It will pile pressure on the Prime Minister to hold the first referendum on Europe since 1975. The YouGov poll shows 65% of Conservative voters want a referendum

Nikki Sinclaire, an Indepenent MEP, said "This is an encouraging development and raises the prospect of an early debate on our continued membership of the EU - Almost six in ten people want a national debate on the pros and cons of EU membership"


Nikki, added: "Clearly the people of Britain want to decide who governs Britain. It must be alarming to the government that despite all their assurances on sovereignty and cast iron promises, more and more people have given up on this European project. This argument has gone on far too long, we must decide our course once and for all in a binding referendum"


Katie Hopkins says "We work hard, pay our taxes, abide by the laws of the country, and fulfil our obligations as voters. Yet, we still have not earned the right to a say. Despite this is an organisation that has a very loud voice in our affairs, and has the right to impose a range of laws and regulations on the UK. This cannot be right. It is about time to let the people decide!"

Nikki also pays tribute to the hundreds of people across the country who have helped collate the petition and said the politicians ignore the will of the people at their peril"

 

 

YouGov EU Survey Results

YouGov Survey Results
Sample Size: 1474 GB Adults
Fieldwork: 4th - 5th September 2012
		Voting intention			2010 Vote			Gender		Age				Social grade		Region
	Total	Con	Lab	Lib Dem	Con	Lab	Lib Dem	Male	Female	18-24	25-39	40-59	60+	ABC1	C2DE	London	Rest of South	Midlands / Wales	North	Scotland
Weighted Sample	1440	x	x	x	455	339	330	691	749	146	375	504	416	814	626	185	478	310	354	114
Unweighted Sample	1474	406	404	92	532	285	340	744	730	52	352	590	480	977	497	170	568	302	339	95
	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%
Do you think the government should or should not hold a referendum on whether or not Britain remains a member of the European Union?
Should	56	65	47	31	70	50	51	56	56	32	42	62	68	51	62	44	58	56	59	55
Should not	28	25	39	49	20	36	37	33	24	38	34	24	25	34	20	39	26	27	28	26
Don't know	16	11	13	19	10	15	12	12	20	30	24	14	7	15	17	17	16	18	13	19
How much trust, if any, do you have in politicians to work for the best interests of the UK in the European Union?
A great deal of trust	1	2	2	3	2	2	1	2	1	0	2	2	1	2	1	3	1	2	2	0
A fair amount of trust	22	36	20	35	28	20	23	23	20	29	22	23	17	27	15	23	24	21	20	16
TOTAL TRUST	23	38	22	38	30	22	24	25	21	29	24	25	18	29	16	26	25	23	22	16
Not much trust	43	43	47	49	42	45	51	39	46	38	40	41	49	43	43	43	42	39	45	46
No trust at all	28	15	25	10	24	27	22	32	24	19	25	30	31	23	34	22	27	30	29	33
TOTAL DON’T TRUST	71	58	72	59	66	72	73	71	70	57	65	71	80	66	77	65	69	69	74	79
Don't know	6	4	6	3	4	6	3	4	8	13	11	4	1	5	7	8	5	9	5	6