UKIP highlights EU impact at public meeting

6:13pm Tuesday 20th May 2008

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THE UK Independence Party held its second public meeting at Nantwich Football Stadium last night.

Nigel Farage MEP party leader and the candidate Mike Nattrass MEP spoke to an enthusiastic audience of 80 local people.

Mr Farage pointed to the impact on the community of EU rules which the UK must obey, unlimited immigration from the other 26 EU states, closure of post offices and even a tax on rubbish which we must obey.

Mike Nattrass MEP, who had spent most of the day on the UKIP classic double decker campaign bus, said: "It is time to get our country back and govern it for our own people."

"The other three Westminster parties have the same single policy 'Let the EU Rule' -voting for them is like moving deckchairs on the Titanic, no change, more of the same, no point at all."

Mike pointed to the defence of the UK in two world wars and said: "It did not matter what party they were from, no one asked, they stood their ground and defended their country.

"UKIP are from all parties and will defend our right to run our country for the benefit of the British people."

"This campaign will show that the others are more interested in giving it all away to Europe and being governed from Brussels."

During the meeting, it was pointed out that the cost to the UK in contributions and costs on business exceeded £50 billion and that 75% of our law was made in the EU.