Labour MEPs have warned everyone involved in the Brexit negotiations to tone down the political grandstanding and start the serious business of negotiating, as the European Parliament today set out its response to the triggering of Article 50. Dame Glenis Willmott MEP, Labour’s Leader in the European Parliament, said: “It… read more →
Labour MEPs have warned the government that any repeal of new EU laws on medical devices could harm patient safety and risk a repeat of the hip replacement and PIP breast implant scandals. The new law, which the European Parliament voted on today, will strengthen requirements for medical devices and… read more →
I, alongside other MEPs, recently signed a letter urging the Iranian government to release EU-Iranian prisoners including Nazanin. You can read the letter here: Dear Mr. Sadeq Larijani, Head of the Judiciary, Dear Minister Mostafa Pourmohammadi, Dear Head of Council for Human Rights Mr. Mohammad Javad Larijani, We are writing to… read more →
MEPs voted today for Labour amendments to the European Parliament’s report on Dieselgate that call for greater consumer rights for car buyers and protection for VW workers caught up in the emissions scandal – measures Tory and Ukip MEPs failed to fully support. Most Conservative and all Ukip MEPs also… read more →
Responding to the triggering of Article 50 today, Theresa Griffin, North West Labour MEP, said: “Theresa May has now submitted her letter to the European Union to begin the Article 50 procedures, but we still don’t know what her actual plans are for Britain’s future. It is time that she… read more →
Responding to the triggering of Article 50 today, Glenis Willmott MEP, Labour’s Leader in the European Parliament, said: “It is time for Theresa May to be honest with the British public and to challenge the Right of her party who have been leading Britain down a perilous path. We’ve seen… read more →
May’s divided, Brextremist government means we start negotiations on the back foot, warn Labour MEPs
Today, Theresa May will trigger Article 50, the formal process for Britain to exit the EU, but the recent actions of the government, and attitude of ministers, means the EU will go into the Brexit negotiations united while the UK will be divided, writes Glenis Willmott MEP, Labour’s Leader in… read more →
The European Parliament voted today to back new laws for the mandatory regulation of minerals imported into the EU, designed to break the link between armed conflict and the mineral trade – regulations Britain must maintain after Brexit, lest it regress to unethical trading practices, Labour MEPs have warned. David… read more →
This weekend, the Foreign Affairs Committee published a report on potential outcomes of the upcoming negotiations. Describing a short, complex and challenging two year negotiating period. Even with all sides entering talks with goodwill, the Foreign Affairs Committee points out that negotiations could stall or be derailed and the two… read more →
Labour MEPs have warned that Theresa May must urgently build bridges with her fellow EU leaders, and listen less to the hardline ‘no deal’ Brexiters, after European Council President Donald Tusk told the European Parliament today that Europe will not be “intimidated” by threats, and that failure to reach a… read more →