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| Brexit: Conservative MP Anna Soubry warns UK must put 'hope over hatred' with immigration | Brexit: Conservative MP Anna Soubry warns UK must put 'hope over hatred' with immigration |
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| A Tory MP has said that tolerance has been disregarded by some who voted to leave the European Union, and now the UK needs to put “hope over hatred”. | A Tory MP has said that tolerance has been disregarded by some who voted to leave the European Union, and now the UK needs to put “hope over hatred”. |
| Speaking on a special episode of BBC Question Time, Anna Soubry said the debate around immigration, and the whole referendum, had “not been our country’s greatest hour”. | Speaking on a special episode of BBC Question Time, Anna Soubry said the debate around immigration, and the whole referendum, had “not been our country’s greatest hour”. |
| She added: “I have witnessed language on the streets. You know [such as], ‘get all these immigrants out.’” | She added: “I have witnessed language on the streets. You know [such as], ‘get all these immigrants out.’” |
| The MP for Broxtowe said that the last time she noticed such hostility was when she was a student in the 1970s. “I am worried about the state of our nation,” she added. | The MP for Broxtowe said that the last time she noticed such hostility was when she was a student in the 1970s. “I am worried about the state of our nation,” she added. |
| “What has happened is that the tolerance that we are rightly proud to have as part and parcel of our fundamental values…has been put aside by too many people. | “What has happened is that the tolerance that we are rightly proud to have as part and parcel of our fundamental values…has been put aside by too many people. |
| “We have to put hope over hatred and we have to stop preying on prejudice and fuelling people’s fears." | “We have to put hope over hatred and we have to stop preying on prejudice and fuelling people’s fears." |
| Since the result of the referendum, multiple allegations of racially motivated crime and harassement have been reported. | Since the result of the referendum, multiple allegations of racially motivated crime and harassement have been reported. |
| In Cambridgeshire, there have been reports of derogatory signs calling Polish people "vermin" posted through letterboxes. | In Cambridgeshire, there have been reports of derogatory signs calling Polish people "vermin" posted through letterboxes. |
| Ms Soubry's statements were made after a member of the audience on Sunday, Chris Abbott, said: “Project fear has failed. The peasants have revolted. After decades of ignoring the working class, how does it feel to be punched in the nose?” | Ms Soubry's statements were made after a member of the audience on Sunday, Chris Abbott, said: “Project fear has failed. The peasants have revolted. After decades of ignoring the working class, how does it feel to be punched in the nose?” |
| Ms Soubry replied: “That’s the sort of language now that we’ve got to get away from.” | Ms Soubry replied: “That’s the sort of language now that we’ve got to get away from.” |