In Strasbourg today, MEPs voted overwhelmingly for new regulations that will make banks safer, more accountable and help them to focus on their essential role of lending to the real economy.

Welcoming the vote, Glenis Willmott, Leader of Labour’s MEPs …

A Labour MEP has welcomed European action which will ensure more accurate measurements of fuel efficiency in our cars.

Following a letter from a constituent complaining that claims by manufacturers regarding fuel consumption were unrealistic, Glenis Willmott had written to …

An East Midlands MEP is calling on the government to look again at claiming the European milk subsidy for under-fives.

Glenis Willmott believes that the present review of the European school milk scheme by the European Commission presents an excellent …

Glenis Willmott, Leader of the Labour MEPs, has attacked the UK government concerning a possible EU ban on the use of some pesticides to save collapsing bee colonies.

“Owen Paterson is leading the call to vote against this EU measure …

Glenis Willmott has welcomed a new initiative calling for the removal of asbestos from public buildings across Europe.

The report, agreed in the European Parliament this week, calls for the removal of asbestos from all public buildings and buildings requiring public …

Labour MEPs today supported EU action to ensure that chemicals found in everyday household products including food packaging, skin care products, cosmetics, building materials, certain electronic goods, furniture and floorings are safe in the future.

An overwhelming majority of MEPs, …

Labour MEPs are encouraging smokers to ‘swap fags for swag’ by quitting smoking.

They are supporting the British Heart Foundation’s annual health campaign, which shows how smokers could treat themselves to all sorts of ‘swag’ – if they quit for …

Following the vote in the European Parliament today on the Multi-Annual Financial Framework (the EU seven year budget), Glenis Willmott, Leader of Labour’s MEPs, said:

“Labour MEPs today voted against calls to reject the MFF budget deal. Instead we supported …

“At last – a glimmer of hope for Britain’s lost youth,” said Glenis Willmott MEP, Leader of Labour’s MEPs, after an agreement last week by EU governments to bring in an EU-wide ‘youth guarantee’

The youth guarantee will ensure that …

Glenis Willmott has criticised the government for trying to defend the bankers’ bonus culture.

New pan-European rules were finally agreed yesterday, with the UK being the only member state to try to defend the status quo by maintaining the current …