The Guardian newspaper today has published an editorial attacking the Conservative party over its EU allies.

It said the issue would resurface “every time Mr Kaminski gets to his feet in the European parliament,” and would haunt David Cameron “every time the Tories open their mouths about the EU.”

The editorial focuses on Tory allies in Latvia over their alleged commemoration of the Waffen SS and on Mr Kaminski himself – the leader of the new EU grouping.

It goes on to say:

This issue will not die a media death. It will resurface every time Mr Kaminski gets to his feet in the European parliament. It will haunt Mr Cameron every time the Tories open their mouths about the EU, an organisation fashioned to make sure Europe never again repeats the events of 1939-45.

Beyond the events themselves, the arguments the Tories are marshalling in defence, especially in the Latvian case, are troubling. They were conscripts, they were faced with Hobson’s choice, they were only fighting for their country. Sound familiar?

It ends by asking: “Is Holocaust revisionism really part of Mr Cameron’s vision of modern conservatism?”

Not to mention the Lithuanian member of new alliance who has been condemned for supporting deeply homophobic legislation.

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