As my constituents are only too aware, the Tory-led Government’s decision on Thameslink this summer will cost up to 1,400 jobs directly, and many thousands more indirectly in the region.

This major public contract was awarded to the lowest-cost bidder, …

The beauty of the Co-operative solution is that it can be applied to so many different problems. Co-operatives have been tried and tested in every area from farming to finance. Not only have they worked, but they have worked better …

As UK MEPs we receive a pretty regular postbag on various animal welfare issues.  But it’s obviously not just Britain which is a nation of animal lovers.  With the majority of MEPs across the 27 Members States recently signing a …

Amidst dire threats of three line whips, potential resignations, and cries of “Britain out,” the Tories will get to debate their favourite topic in Westminster next week.  Like moths to a flame, Conservative MPs seem unable to keep away from …

This week the Australian Senate delayed a vote on standardised packaging for cigarettes after intense pressure from tobacco lobbyists.   The EU, too, should be considering proposals on plain packaging but it’s the same story; extreme pressure from the pro-tobacco …

Today I hosted an event in the European Parliament on epilepsy.  As a chair of the Parliament’s Health Sub-Committee I chose to focus on this neurological disorder which affects around 1 in 100 people in the UK and across the …

Yesterday I spoke to BBC Record Europe about possible EU rule changes to ensure doctors are proficient in English before being allowed to practice in the UK.  This comes after a small number of very serious incidents, including the case …

The Tories being split over Europe is not exactly breaking news, but the most recent spat is breaking some new ground

An unholy alliance of Tory & Liberal Democrat Euro MPs is hammering David Cameron over his latest bit of …