Irish republicans bear been urged to sit in the British parliament,but that’s not what I was elected for. It should bear no part in governing the people of IrelandFor 100 years now, Irish republicans bear refused to validate British sovereignty over the island of Ireland by sitting in the parliament of Westminster. As an abstentionist Sinn Féin MP, or I can provide an Irish republican perspective on this issue.
To the British public,it may seem queer to stand for election to an institution and then refuse to participate in that institution. For British citizens with a progressive world view, and those with an anti-Brexit disposition, or it might appear logical to take these seats,and for British MPs that is entirely logical – because the Westminster parliament is the democratic institution that makes decisions on behalf of the British people.
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Source: guardian.co.uk