Three Ghanaians are set to serve in UK’s new Parliament after they won their seats for the Conservative party in the just ended British elections.
The three are; Adam Afriyie who has a Ghanaian father won Windsor for the Conservative taking 64.4% of the vote. Sam Gyimah both of whose parents are Ghanaian won Surrey East for the Conservative party with 59.6% of the vote and Kwasi Kwarteng both of whose parents are Ghanaian won Spelthorne for the Conservative party with 57.3% of the vote.
The Conservatives lost their majority in a snap general that has resulted in a hung parliament. Thursday’s poll showed gains for the opposition Labour Party.
This is seen as a humiliation for PM Minister Theresa May, who chose to call the election to try to strengthen her hand in talks with the EU on Brexit. Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn urged her to resign, but she said her party would “ensure” stability in the UK.
“At this time more than anything else, this country needs a period of stability,” Mrs May said.
“And if, as the indications have shown and if this is correct that the Conservative Party has won the most seats and probably the most votes, then it will be incumbent on us to ensure we have that period of stability – and that is exactly what we will do.”
But Theresa May has said she will put together a government with the support of the Democratic Unionists to guide the UK through crucial Brexit talks.
Speaking after visiting Buckingham Palace, she said only her party had the “legitimacy” to govern, despite falling eight seats short of a majority.
Later, she said she “obviously wanted a different result” and was “sorry” for colleagues who lost their seats.
Adam Afriyie and Kwasi Kwarteng
Source: starr FM
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werda they are ghanaian or of ghanaian they still have Ghanaian blood thru their veins.i pray they work hard to help ghanaians obtain a visa to the UK
HMMMM...GHANA A VERY BACKWARD COUNTRY INDEED AND UNTIL WE ACCEPT OUR IGNORANCE AND LEARN WE SHALL NEVER MOVE FORWARD. HOW COME A GHANAIAN WITH DUAL NATIONALITY CANNOT EVEN GO INTO PARLIAMENT HE WILL BE JAILED IF CAUGHT OF HAVING DUAL CITIZENSHIP.DON'T WE KNOW THAT IS TO OUR OWN ADVANTAGE IF ONE HAS DUAL CITIZENSHIP? WHAT A FUNNY COUNTRY FULL OF BABOONS PARADING THEMSELVES AS HONOURABLE LAW MAKERS.
@No news, can you please give us the names of the other two? Interesting!
Please tell them! Could their problem be with the origin of the names??? Just wondering, because we are supposed to be, "One Nation, One People, One Destiny!
Could it be that those arguing on this platform that they aren't Ghanaians, are Nigerians? Why do we like doing this to ourselves? Whether they are Ghanaians by heritage or by birth, there is Ghanaian BLOOD in them. Trace their histories and which country will you end up in? Enough of this ńónšënsė!
They are not Ghanaians,they are of Ghanaian heritage. A Ghanaian can't be in British Parliament. Just like a British can't be an MP in Ghana A white person born in Ghana having a Ghanaian passport can be an MP in Ghana. Having a white skin doesn't make him or her an American or British or European. Get it right peacefmonline.
"They are not Ghanaians but of Ghanaian heritage." Why is it that when German or Irish parents give birth in America, the baby is American but when Ghanaian parents give birth in America, some people think the kids are Ghanaians? We call those kids Ghanaians but they can't run for president or even paliamentry seat in Ghana. Zimmerman is a German family name but there are millions of Americans with that family name. Does that make them Germans? One having a Ghanaian name doesn't make that person a Ghanaian.
Samuel Gyimah we my classmate at University Primary at Legon. His Mom was a nurse at the University Hospital and we all played with milk tin cars and socks ball like every other local kid till they left town much much later just as many of us too did. Don't make noise and needless analysis if you lack facts. Ghanaians know just too much.
They are 5 in number of Ghanaian heritage.
They are not Ghanaians but of Ghanaian heritage. Get it right.