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 →
This week in Strasbourg MEPs voted on a resolution calling for an end to violence against women. Violence against women and girls, particularly domestic violence, remains one of the most serious human rights violations across Europe. One woman in three in the UK experiences violence every year and a woman… read more →
1. What’s TTIP? TTIP stands for “Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership”. It is a project for a comprehensive trade deal between the EU and the US. Currently, trade relations between the EU and the US are subject to the rules of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), which date back to… read more →
In a joint letter, Theresa Griffin, Julie Ward & Afzal Khan, Labour MEPs for the North West of England have written to the Arts Council about their concerns over geographic funding unbalances that need to be urgently rectified. The letter follows a report by the Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee,… read more →
This week, as part of Road Safety Week, I hosted a series of meetings in the European Parliament on the issue of tyre safety. The meetings looked at how Europe can act on this issue and introduce legislation to deal with aged and secondhand tyres and included key MEPs on… read more →