Labour believes that addressing environmental challenges is a matter of fundamental social justice. Building a more equal society means tackling climate change and protecting nature. The aims we have championed throughout our history - from decent living standards for working people, to care for the vulnerable, and a route out… read more →
Here’s six things you need to know about how we’ll work to improve opportunities for Britain’s 12 million disabled people: 1. We’ll expand opportunities for young disabled people. We’ll work with teacher-training providers to ensure teachers receive better training in working with disabled children or those with special educational needs.… read more →
Here are the six things you need to know about Labour’s plan for women and equality. 1. We have a plan to tackle the low pay that affects women most. One in four women are now paid below a Living Wage and sixty per cent of the jobs created for… read more →
This week in the European Parliament the focus has been (in part – there’s always a lot happening here) on copyright protection. Yesterday in the Industry Committee we voted on our Copyright Opinion and this morning I hosted a meeting with representatives of the music industry to discuss the value… read more →
In March I along with other MEPs on the Industry Committee participated in a delegation to Washington and Pennsylvania with a specific focus on energy and shale gas and to a lesser extent on net neutrality. Monday 16th March European Parliament Liaison Office with the US Congress, Washington DC The first… read more →
Conservative and UKIP MEPs yesterday voted against proposals in the European Parliament aimed at making the tax system fairer, and at cracking down on tax evasion and aggressive tax avoidance. The European Parliament’s Annual Tax Report put forward concrete proposals to tackle immoral tax practices – including measures to make… read more →
Labour MEPs today called for European institutions to push for greater funding for research into diseases of poverty, including Tuberculosis, Malaria, HIV and AIDs. Speaking at an event in the European Parliament to mark World TB Day, organised by the “Let’s Save Lives” campaign, Carlos Moedas, European Commissioner for research,… read more →
In Europe we may think that the battle has been won against tuberculosis (TB), but millions of people are still living with the terrible consequences of this disease. A disease that continues to grow at the rate of 150 new cases, every single day. Much progress has been made in… read more →
The visit of a leading EU politician has put Greater Manchester on the EU map, Labour’s North West MEPs have said. MEPs Afzal Khan, Julie Ward and Theresa Griffin praised the visit of Socialist and Democratic Group leader, Gianni Pittella to Manchester last week. Mr Pittella’s visit would further raise… read more →
Labour MEPs today called on the Conservatives to give full backing to the European Commission’s plans to force countries to come clean on “sweetheart” tax deals with multinationals like Apple and Starbucks. Ever since last year’s “Lux Leaks” revelations, Labour MEPs have led efforts in the European Parliament to force… read more →