If you were lucky you may have escaped to the beach for a choc-ice this summer. For #TeamTG the work did not stop (well after a choc-ice or two) and we were busy preparing for the new parliamentary and constituency work after recess. The up-and-coming months and year are crucial… read more →
Over the last Parliamentary year Labour MEPs have worked to support our communities, regions, industries and businesses. I have focussed my work particularly on supporting our most vulnerable communities. The North West is a diverse region, both geographically and culturally, which is one of its great strengths. My legislative work… read more →
When the Tories gave up on the north and said it could go into ‘managed decline’ it was the EU that provided a helping hand. The EU has brought unparalleled levels of investment to the North West. Without EU support, the region would have struggled to develop into a vibrant… read more →
“Unelected bureaucrats!” “Democratic deficit!” These are phrases that are often thrown around in the debate about the upcoming EU referendum. However, the myth that the EU is a sprawling mass of bureaucrats lacking any democratic legitimacy, is just that: a myth. EU decisions are made by the Council of Ministers… read more →
I have lived in the North West, and Merseyside mostly, for over 30 years. For nearly all of that time a shadow has hung over the city – a shadow of injustice and unfairness. Yesterday, the truth was finally, conclusively, proved as the jury of the Hillsborough Inquest returned its… read more →
Today is International Women’s Day, and with the EU referendum just three-and-a-half months away, Mary Honeyball MEP, Labour’s European Parliament spokesperson on women’s rights and gender equality, looks back on what the European Union has achieved for women, in Britain, in the rest of Europe and throughout the world: –… read more →
European governments have failed abysmally to tackle the refugee crisis in Europe. While member states bicker between themselves, lives are lost and the EU continues to disintegrate. We, the Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament and across Europe, call on the heads of state and governments meeting today to… read more →
British Gas reports a £574m annual leap in profits whilst many households struggle to pay their energy bills. Last week, British Gas announced a 31% rise in household energy profits as wholesale prices for energy hit a five year low; leading to further calls for energy companies to pass on… read more →
My motivation for everyone having the right to a properly paid job and protection as a trade union member was born out of the personal experience of witnessing mass compulsory redundancies during the closure of car factories and the devastation of the automotive industry when I was in my mid-teens.… read more →
North West Labour MEP Theresa Griffin today visited the Eli Lilly Speke Operations site in Liverpool. The site in Speke was first opened by the UK Government during the Second World War, and was at that time the largest penicillin manufacturing plant in the world, before being acquired by Lilly… read more →
