Glenis has long been campaigning for the seat of the European Parliament to be in Brussels. Strasbourg costs £200 million a year and leaves a massive carbon footprint.

The arrangement for the European Parliament to sit in Strasbourg 12 times a year is an obligation in the European treaties. John Major made it binding at the European Summit in Edinburgh in 1992. The European Parliament does not have the power to decide to abandon Strasbourg - it must be decided by a unanimous vote by all 27 member states.

Labour MEPs are opposed to the Strasbourg travelling circus. It is time for national governments to bite the bullet, to end the wasteful monthly commute and to give the European Parliament a long overdue permanent home in Brussels. More than one million people have now signed the One Seat Petition.

You can sign at: http://www.oneseat.eu/