German Party's Ouster Sought by Cameron's EU Parliament Group
- Assembly's ECR faction reacts to controversial refugee remark
- Action comes as Merkel seeks to prevent AfD gains on Sunday
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The European Parliament political group led by U.K. allies of British Prime Minister David Cameron plans to expel two German members after their national party supported keeping Mideast refugees out of Germany by shooting them if necessary.
The European Conservatives and Reformists faction gave Beatrix von Storch and Marcus Pretzell until the end of March to leave the ECR or face a motion of expulsion. Storch and Pretzell belong nationally to the Alternative for Germany party, whose co-leader, Frauke Petry, in January said German border guards should use firearms against illegal migrants as a last resort.