EU plans to force euro clearing houses to relocate from London to the remainder of the European Union after Brexit will not only impact the UK but will hurt EU-27 economies, and lead to higher costs for eurozone companies and governments, Labour MEPs have warned. EU plans to force euro… read more →
Mobile phone roaming charges will finally end across the EU on Thursday (May 15) – but Labour MEPs have warned that a Hard Brexit, whereby the UK crashes out of the EU with a disastrous deal or no deal at all, could see British holidaymakers once again saddled with rip-off… read more →
Today, Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament met for the first time after the Manchester terror attack. The support from Europe and wider afield has been overwhelming. Here are my comments from today: “Speaking on behalf of UK Labour, with Afzal Khan and Julie Ward I have the… read more →
The European Parliament voted today for new laws that will allow consumers to access online subscribed content, like Netflix, while temporarily in another EU country – something the UK government must ensure British citizens continue to be able to benefit from after Brexit, Labour MEPs have said. Under the new… read more →
Labour MEPs have warned that Theresa May and the Tories still haven’t answered any of the questions about what they would be looking for in the Brexit talks, as the European Parliament today debated the conclusions of the recent EU-27 summit, at which the EU set out its negotiating priorities… read more →
Unless mechanisms like ISDS (Investor-State Dispute Settlement) are excluded from any post-Brexit EU-UK trade deal, it will be harder to reach agreement, Labour MEPs warned today after the European Court of Justice ruled the EU-Singapore trade deal must be ratified by forty-three parliaments across Europe because of its inclusion of… read more →
Britain needs to take seriously the issue of citizens rights or risk negotiations being stalled and the European Parliament vetoing any deal, Labour MEPs have warned following a hearing at which many UK citizens voiced their fears about losing their EU rights after Brexit. Claude Moraes MEP, chair of the… read more →
The rights of EU citizens in the UK cannot be used as bargaining chips in the Brexit negotiations, Labour MEPs have again warned ahead of a hearing in the European Parliament today on the situation and rights of EU citizens in the UK. Labour MEP Claude Moraes, chair of the… read more →
Theresa May’s attitude towards the EU negotiations, crystallised in the recent revelations from the infamous Downing Street dinner and her bizarre speech outside Number 10 last week, show that she is a weak leader in hoc to the Tory/Ukip hard right, who could plunge the UK into a disastrous Brexit… read more →
It was an honour to join friends and colleagues from UNISON, UCATT, Unite and across the trade union movement in Liverpool on Workers’ Memorial Day. I’ve been a trade union member for 30 years. My father was recruited to the Transport and General Workers Union by none other than Jack… read more →