Theresa Griffin MEP has visited Royal Mail’s Warrington delivery office to pass on Christmas wishes and encouragement to postmen and women at their busiest time of year. Ms Griffin was shown around the office by Delivery Office Manager, Kenny Gibson, and was introduced to the postmen and women who are… read more →
Three men are under arrest after a raid on a factory in Rochdale this week which rescued 20 eastern Europeans who were being used as slave labour. The raid was part of Operation Retriever which is an ongoing police investigation into human trafficking in the UK. The men and women… read more →
Last month a story broke about an investigative report into the various tax systems used by multinational corporations registered in the grand Duchy of Luxembourg, known as “Lux Leaks”. A report by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists looked at a leak of 548 private tax rulings negotiated by the… read more →
This week in Plenary we discussed the withdrawal of certain pending legislative proposals from the European Commission’s 2015 Work Programme. In presenting its Work Programme, the Commission is setting out a list of what it will do and a timetable for the year ahead as well as identifying draft legislation… read more →
Theresa Griffin MEP today called on the government to act fast to resolve delays in the allocation of EU regional funding for the North West region, caused by concerns about Local Enterprise Partnerships’ involvement in managing Operational Programmes. Ms Griffin wrote to communities and local government secretary, Eric Pickles, urging… read more →
This week in the European Parliament, the Cammell Laird strikers presented a petition to the Petitions Committees (PETI) highlighting the historic miscarriage of justice they suffered at the hands of the British government in 1984. The Cammell Laird workers occupied two vessels at the Cammell Laird Shipyard as part of… read more →
A Labour MEP has added her voice to calls for justice for the Cammell Laird strikers, as one of their campaigners presented a petition to MEPs today. The historic miscarriage of justice dates back to 1984, and was presented to the European Parliament petitions committee by Edward Marnell. Mr Marnell… read more →
