This Tory Brexiteer is outraged that EU Nationals are being informed of their right to vote in UK Elections

A pro-Brexit Tory MP has been severely criticised and accused of 'hating democracy' after appearing to show disgust over the fact that Councils across the country are sending letters to inform EU Nationals who reside in the UK of their right to vote in the upcoming European Parliament Elections, due to be held at the end of May. Almost four million EU Nationals currently live in the UK, and whilst they are not eligible to vote in General Elections, they are eligible to vote for Councillors in Local Elections and MEPs in UK European Parliament (EP) Elections. However, because EU Nationals have the choice to either vote for their MEP in the UK or in their home country - but not both - they are required to sign a form before voting to confirm whether they wish to vote in the UK's EP elections. During the 2014 EP elections, vast numbers of EU citizens living in the UK were effectively disenfranchised because they were not informed of this necessary process. Following the 2014 debacle, the Electoral Commission criticised councils for not informing EU citizens that they needed to complete the extra step in order to be eligible to vote in EU elections. Furthermore, in 2015, the House of Commons Political and Constitutional Reform Committee recommended that all councils should inform EU citizens of the process. And now, following Theresa May's decision to extend Article 50 earlier this month - a decision which makes the UK's participation in the upcoming EP elections virtually unavoidable - councils across the country have heeded the recommendations and are now sending letters to EU Nationals living in their areas. However, the arch Brexiteer and Tory MP for Monmouth, David Davies, appears to be extremely unhappy that people are being informed of their rights, writing on Twitter:

"For the first time I can remember, non-UK citizens from EU countries are getting letters & forms to encourage them to vote in the EU elections in this country."

https://twitter.com/DavidTCDavies/status/1117503090226286593 Unsurprisingly, Davies' apparent disgust at the democratic process came in for significant criticism: https://twitter.com/JimMFelton/status/1117512680972140549 https://twitter.com/MikeH_PR/status/1117700952776167424 https://twitter.com/fjgodfrey/status/1117581758827040768 https://twitter.com/Two_Penneth/status/1117531021292056576 https://twitter.com/patrick_h_lauke/status/1117579682797563910 https://twitter.com/adamtweets85/status/1117536043513856000 https://twitter.com/mathobbs1/status/1117518151304921088 https://twitter.com/northernlad18/status/1117530014503899136 https://twitter.com/BrexitBin/status/1117555342601326592 https://twitter.com/TonySloane10/status/1117541669132488704 Now why on earth would an arch Tory Brexiteer not want EU citizens to exercise their democratic rights in the UK's upcoming EP elections? It may have something to do with the fact that no EU National in their right mind would ever vote for the very party who instigated Brexit - a process which literally threatens their very existence in this country.