The Mole: Immigration is the real issue behind the French willingness to back Cameron on intervention
David Cameron, in Brussels today for the EU leaders' meeting to discuss Libya, has one major ally in his campaign for intervention in Libya â French president Nicolas Sarkozy.
Itâs not because Sarko is deeply concerned about democracy and freedom for the people of Libya. The issue that's put the Frenchman on Cameronâs side is the purely domestic one of immigration.
With the National Front's Marine Le Pen riding high in the polls because of her party's strong line on immigration, Sarko knows his days are numbered if he canât get on top of the issue.
And it has become clear in recent days that a victory for Gaddafi will unleash a wave of Libyans, heading north to Europe to escape retribution.
Read more: http://www.thefirstpost.co.uk/76246...n-to-bomb-libya-muammar-gaddafi#ixzz1HG1uqkHz
David Cameron, in Brussels today for the EU leaders' meeting to discuss Libya, has one major ally in his campaign for intervention in Libya â French president Nicolas Sarkozy.
Itâs not because Sarko is deeply concerned about democracy and freedom for the people of Libya. The issue that's put the Frenchman on Cameronâs side is the purely domestic one of immigration.
With the National Front's Marine Le Pen riding high in the polls because of her party's strong line on immigration, Sarko knows his days are numbered if he canât get on top of the issue.
And it has become clear in recent days that a victory for Gaddafi will unleash a wave of Libyans, heading north to Europe to escape retribution.
Read more: http://www.thefirstpost.co.uk/76246...n-to-bomb-libya-muammar-gaddafi#ixzz1HG1uqkHz
