Former MEP and Rejoin EU Party candidate in the Runcorn & Helsby by-election, John Stevens, has welcomed the victory in the Canadian general election of former Bank of England governor and Brexit critic Mark Carney.
It remains too close to call as to whether Carney’s Liberals will secure a parliamentary majority, leaving them potentially dependent on smaller parties to stay in power, according to reports.
However, Carney used his victory speech to criticise US president Donald Trump’s trade policies and make the case for multilateralism and trade openness.
Carney has criticised Brexit for lowering the value of the pound and fuelling inflation and reportedly has said Trump’s tariffs could do the same kind of economic damage to the US as Brexit did to the UK.
John Stevens, Rejoin EU Party candidate in Runcorn & Helsby said, “Mark Carney’s victory in the Canadian election is good news and shows it’s possible to counter the Trump-led ‘Make America Great Again’ movement.
“Nigel Farage’s Reform UK appears to want to make Britain a MAGA vassal state and we must thank the Canadian voters for helping us open our eyes to this and for giving us hope that such a programme, however well-disguised, will not triumph here.”
