Teixeira Hambro accuses Justine Greening
of subverting 'the will of the British people'
Teixeira Hambro has been selected to stand
as the Brexit Party’s prospective parliamentary candidate
for the constituency of Putney, Roehampton and
Southfields.
Teixeira (pronounced “Tay-shay-raâ€) has been a business
woman and a homemaker, and has been resident in London
since 1975. She will contest Justine's Greening's seat in
the next general election. Teixeira said: "I have been
selected as The Brexit Party Prospective Parliamentary
Candidate for Putney. I welcome the fact Justine Greening
has announced she will not be standing to represent the
people of Putney, Roehampton and Southfields again. She
has worked to subvert the will of the British people by
blocking a clean-break Brexit.
"I hope the Conservative Party selects a new candidate who
believes in Britain's bright future after Brexit. However,
I will be here to offer a democratic alternative that is
loyal to the referendum result delivered more than three
years ago and I will hold the other candidate's feet to
the fire.
"Justine Greening said the Tories were becoming 'the
Brexit party' as if this is a bad thing. This is an insult
to Brexiteers in Putney and the 17.4 million people who
voted for Brexit, who I intend to stand up for at the next
general election, which I welcome as soon as possible."
“I am not a politician. I am simply a mother and homemaker
with a wide range of experience who wishes to help bring
honesty and common sense to politics.
“In spite of manifesto commitments and votes to leave the
EU, the Tory government and the other major parties in the
Westminster Parliament have proved themselves unwilling to
implement the UK electorate’s sovereign democratic vote.
“Finding ways not to achieve Brexit has absorbed
parliamentary attention to the exclusion of other
important business. This betrayal of UK democracy is
compounded by the blatant remainer bias of the BBC, the
civil service and the House of Lords, all of which have
thereby shown themselves in need of urgent reform.
“I have lived under dictatorship in Africa and have been a
refugee. I cherish the democratic freedom of the UK, my
beloved adopted home. The prospect of ever-closer union in
an autocratic EU appals me.
"I shall listen, learn and devote my full attention to
resolving the local issues affecting the voters of Putney.
I know that many of them voted to remain but that was over
3 years ago and we can see now how the EU seeks to shackle
us. The Brexit Party is pledged to restore the UK’s
freedom, fully and unconditionally.â€
Teixeira’s selection was welcomed by the Brexit Party
London constituency MEPs Ben Habib and Lance Forman. Ben
Habib said, “I strongly endorse the choice of Teixeira as
the Brexit Party candidate for Putney. She brings a fresh
voice from outside the parliamentary class which has
failed us. She has experience of living under a colonial
dictatorship, doing business and raising children. She
values the tolerance, freedom and sovereignty of the
British people.â€
Lance Forman added, “It is great to see Teixeira chosen to
contest Putney for the Brexit Party. Unlike the incumbent,
Teixeira considers it the duty of Parliament to honour the
Referendum decision. She has all the values, energy and
enthusiasm needed to overturn the small Conservative
majority (just 1,554 votes) and be an excellent MP.â€
Richard Tice, Brexit Party Chairman said, “The Brexit
Party stands ready to fight a general election with a full
slate of candidates in all the UK’s 650 constituencies. We
will take on the major parties, which have failed the
British people time and time again.
“The vast majority of our candidates are entering politics
for the first time and they come from all walks of life,
backgrounds, races and religions. Their greatest strength
is that they are not professional politicians, but are
competent individuals, connected to their local areas and
issues they seek to represent. They have achieved great
things in their professional or personal life, from
entrepreneurs, small business owners and economists – to
teachers, academics, forklift driver and bankers. But we
all share a commitment to deliver Brexit, defend democracy
and change politics for good.â€
In the 2016 EU Referendum 75% of Wandsworth residents
voted to remain in the EU and 25% voted to leave. Local
turnout was recorded as 72%.
September 10, 2019