General Election 2017: 11/05/2017

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0:00:17 > 0:00:21Theresa May has called this election to re-enforce last year's

0:00:21 > 0:00:26referendum result, to drag us out of Europe against our will,

0:00:26 > 0:00:30to build barriers and borders across this island.

0:00:30 > 0:00:33Well, let's send her a very clear message.

0:00:33 > 0:00:38Vote for the most pro-European party on these islands.

0:00:38 > 0:00:41Vote for the party that will turn up and vote against Brexit and

0:00:41 > 0:00:43work against Brexit.

0:00:43 > 0:00:47Don't let them build barriers and borders across this island.

0:00:53 > 0:00:57I'm deeply concerned about the British Government's decision

0:00:57 > 0:01:00to leave the European Union. The European Union and the European

0:01:00 > 0:01:04single market has been very good for our economy in Northern Ireland.

0:01:04 > 0:01:10Cross-border business will also be affected and that in turn

0:01:10 > 0:01:11will reduce jobs here.

0:01:20 > 0:01:24European Union membership has helped all of us in terms of funding,

0:01:24 > 0:01:27the island economy, and the peace process.

0:01:27 > 0:01:30The SDLP want those benefits to remain for all of us.

0:01:30 > 0:01:34That's why we have proposed the best answers to Brexit's problems by

0:01:34 > 0:01:38using and developing the Good Friday Agreement to its full potential.

0:01:45 > 0:01:49Brexit isn't just about hard borders, it's about influencing

0:01:49 > 0:01:53government to develop opportunities for our farmers, our fishermen,

0:01:53 > 0:01:57and jobs for our young people in the tourism and hospitality sectors.

0:01:57 > 0:02:01To do that, we need to put pressure on government to lower VAT on

0:02:01 > 0:02:05tourism products, to bring more apprentices into the catering

0:02:05 > 0:02:09industry and to ensure that more money flows into tourism projects

0:02:09 > 0:02:14in rural economies to develop jobs for all our young people.

0:02:22 > 0:02:25This Tory government is preparing to take more and more powers

0:02:25 > 0:02:27away from Stormont.

0:02:27 > 0:02:31Their austerity ideology is driving more families into poverty

0:02:31 > 0:02:33and into food banks.

0:02:33 > 0:02:38SDLP MPs have successfully defeated Tory welfare cuts by taking

0:02:38 > 0:02:40their seats in Westminster.

0:02:40 > 0:02:44We are the only local MPs fighting for fairness.

0:02:51 > 0:02:55The British Government has already said it intends to abandon

0:02:55 > 0:02:57crucial subsidies for our farmers.

0:02:57 > 0:02:59We must not allow another Conservative government to

0:02:59 > 0:03:02devastate our rural way of life.

0:03:02 > 0:03:04Only SDLP MPs will take a stand.

0:03:17 > 0:03:20Don't let them build barriers across this island.

0:03:20 > 0:03:24Don't let them drag us out of Europe against our wishes.

0:03:24 > 0:03:28If you want to stop them, you have to come out and vote against them.

0:03:28 > 0:03:32If you want to stop them, you have to vote for people who will

0:03:32 > 0:03:34actually turn up and vote against them.

0:03:34 > 0:03:39If you want to stop a hard Brexit on this island, vote SDLP.

0:03:45 > 0:03:50Search online for Social Democratic and Labour Party.