Controversial Australian MP to move to the UK

February 17 2010 by Liam Clifford

Pauline Hanson, a controversial anti-immigration MP, says she is looking into a move to the UK.

Hanson says that she wants to start a new life in the UK as Australia has become harder to live in as a result of the Australian immigration system.

The far-right politician campaigns on an anti-immigration platform and is reported to already hold British citizenship through the fact her father is from London. As a result, it is unlikely that she will need to apply for a UK visa.

Hanson says, “Australia will always be my home. But I love England and Ireland. My mother’s family comes from Limerick and my father’s from London. I love the culture.”

Despite her passionate outburst, skeptics claim the announcement is a ploy to help her obtain the £600,000 asking price for her 147-acre property in rural Queensland.

Hanson has attracted criticism for her anti-immigration stance in the past, particularly after a statement that her country was “in danger of being swamped by Asians”.

In light of this, her attitude to her own plan to emigrate has surprised some onlookers. She added “every country has something unique to offer and I want to experience that.”

When questioned by the Times newspaper, she did not comment on whether she would pursue a career in politics when moving to the UK.

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