Your letters: I'm shocked and distressed by Harborough MP Neil O'Brien's latest un-British petition
Andy Thomas, who once stood against Harborough's MP Neil O'Brien in the 2017 General Election, expresses his view on the MP's petition against the potential plans to house asylum seekers in Kibworth and Great Glen.
I'm one of many Harborough people who are shocked and distressed by MP Neil O'Brien's latest un-British petition.
I stood against O'Brien in 2017 but now I don't know what has happened to him. His new petition will only attract extremists to Harborough district. I don't know who is pulling his strings now.
O'Brien claims that there might be no more than 14 vulnerable people living in Kibworth and Great Glen temporarily while their asylum status is being assessed.He thinks this is a bad thing, and I am sure he wants to attract votes.
But I think he should show some spine. The British "thing to do" is to volunteer to help vulnerable people, not to threaten them.
I hope to meet him in a volunteer centre. But, sad to say, I'm not expecting it.
Andy Thomas
Market Harborough resident for 30+years
Labour candidate for Harborough district, 2017