Angela Merkel is not going to save David Cameron from his own backbenchers
Today Germany’s Chancellor, Angela Merkel, will arrive in London for talks with all three party leaders. David Cameron will…
Europe
The UK’s latest “opt-out” in Europe? Foodbanks…
As the European Parliament voted yesterday on an EU fund to provide food aid to those suffering extreme…
Women’s rights are not EU red tape to be cut
Last Saturday I spent a great afternoon with 60+ Labour women from across Teesside, in Middlesbrough, at the…
Calls for UKIP to remove MEP candidate who compared EU to the Nazis
Labour MP John Mann has called for UKIP to ditch an MEP candidate who compared the EU to…
It’s time we talked about immigration
Labour doesn’t have an ‘open door’ immigration policy. We never have had that approach. It is therefore surprising…
Cameron’s weakness on Europe is bad news for jobs and growth
Bank of England Governor Mark Carney’s comments that David Cameron’s EU referendum policy will be “bad for the…
“How is the European campaign going? You tell me”
As a European candidate, when I join activists for campaigning I often get asked “how is the European…
Labour MEP cuts up his Visa card in protest over Olympics sponsorship
Michael Cashman – MEP for the West Midlands, former Chair of Labour’s NEC and prominent gay rights activist…
Labour MEP McCarthy announces she’s standing down just months before the European elections
North-West Labour MEP Arlene McCarthy has announced today that she will not contest the 2014 European elections. McCarthy…
Why I have tabled numerous amendments to the EU Referendum Bill
Pretty much a year ago this week, David Cameron announced his support for a referendum on Britain’s membership…
