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Hillary Clinton criticises Tory MEPs over failure to censure Hungary
Source: The Guardian
Hillary Clinton criticises Tory MEPs over failure to censure Hungary
Former US presidential nominee says Conservative party has come a long way since Churchill and Thatcher
Haroon Siddique
Tue 9 Oct 2018 13.31 BST
Hillary Clinton has delivered a stinging attack on the Conservative party for its MEPs’ failure to censure Hungary’s authoritarian leader Viktor Orbán.
Delivering the keynote speech at a conference at the Bonavero Institute of Human Rights at the University of Oxford, marking the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, she said the Tories had “come a long way from the party of Churchill or Thatcher”.
Last month, the Conservative group at the European parliament voted against measures to censure Hungary over its policies to reduce judicial independence and boost control over the media, as well as concerns about corruption.
The group, which was almost alone among centre-right parties in opposing the motion, argued the plan was counterproductive and would strengthen Orbán domestically, but attracted criticism, including from the Board of Deputies of British Jews and the Muslim Council of Britain.
The censure motion was passed at the European parliament by 448 votes to 197.
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Former US presidential nominee says Conservative party has come a long way since Churchill and Thatcher
Haroon Siddique
Tue 9 Oct 2018 13.31 BST
Hillary Clinton has delivered a stinging attack on the Conservative party for its MEPs’ failure to censure Hungary’s authoritarian leader Viktor Orbán.
Delivering the keynote speech at a conference at the Bonavero Institute of Human Rights at the University of Oxford, marking the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, she said the Tories had “come a long way from the party of Churchill or Thatcher”.
Last month, the Conservative group at the European parliament voted against measures to censure Hungary over its policies to reduce judicial independence and boost control over the media, as well as concerns about corruption.
The group, which was almost alone among centre-right parties in opposing the motion, argued the plan was counterproductive and would strengthen Orbán domestically, but attracted criticism, including from the Board of Deputies of British Jews and the Muslim Council of Britain.
The censure motion was passed at the European parliament by 448 votes to 197.
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/oct/09/hillary-clinton-criticises-tory-meps-over-failure-to-censure-hungary
