LOUGHBOROUGH MP Nicky Morgan is to sit alongside a panel of university lecturers, professors and historians as they discuss the potential impacts Brexit will have on the town.
MP Morgan and the panel will discuss aspects of Brexit such as employment, immigration and security for the EU and non-EU community in Loughborough.
The talk will take place at Loughborough University and will be open to the public to come and share their views.
The event has been organised by Loughborough University researcher Ayodeji Akiwowo who said: “The panel discussion aims to focus on the potential impact Brexit may have on the international community in Loughborough.”
“There are a myriad of issues resulting from the vote to leave the EU, the most strongly felt being the impact on jobs and the economy.
“Loughborough is a university town, and relies significantly on students coming from all over the world, therefore, the impact of Brexit on student numbers and funding will need to be explored to ensure that Loughborough is stronger on the back of Brexit.”
Mr Akiwowo said that in the aftermath of Brexit he believes there has been a rise in hate crimes reported to the police, and he has heard that EU and non-EU nationals have been told to ‘go back to your country’ by members of the public.
He said: “What does this mean for the type of society Britain aspires to be identified as?
“How would Loughborough and indeed the UK engage with questions of race and rights in the Age of Brexit?”
The university researcher also believes employment rates will suffer and in his own words said “the NHS is grinding to a halt.” Raising concerns about job safety, and employment rights.
Former cabinet member MP Nicky Morgan will discuss life after Brexit along with Loughborough University lecturer Simon Downs, Loughborough Professor Helen Drake (who has taught specialist modules about the EU and immigration). historian, writer and former lecturer at the University of South Africa, Dr Marion Arnold, and Dr Akin Adetutu, an economics lecturer at Nottingham Trent University,
The debate will be moderated by Khafi Kareem who is a graduate in European Studies from Royal Holloway, University of London.
The panel will be held at Loughborough University on Thursday, December 8, between 7pm and 9pm in room J002 of the Edward Herbert Building.