Labour MEP for Yorkshire & Humber
We have surrendered control of football to UEFA and FIFA — a conspiracy of foreigners imposing their diktats on us. It has always been a problem that matches are overseen by unelected referees, clearly biased against us, whom we can’t remove during the match itself. But things are going from bad to worse. We no […]
EU bathing water rules prompted changes across Britain for cleaner beaches.
45% of British exports go to the EU and 53% of our imports come from it.
EU rules mean equal pay for work of equal value, helping close the gender pay gap.
There is growing disquiet about the nature of the EU referendum debate, with contradictory claims being banded about and accusations that one or another side is resorting to lies, scare tactics or exaggerations. It’s predominantly the Leave campaigners who have a creative attitude to the truth. As some of them freely admit, a fact-free campaign […]
4 weeks’ paid annual leave: British workers benefit thanks to the EU.
The economic case for Britain’s EU membership always seemed obvious, even before it had been confirmed with evidence from virtually every major economist, independent study and international body, plus data from the Bank of England, UK Statistics Authority, and HM Treasury. For a while, Vote Leave’s only available response was to throw mud at this […]
Some 100,000 skilled EU migrants work in our health and social care services.
Leeds Bradford Airport is a major player in the economic fortunes of North and West Yorkshire, connecting us not only directly to the rest of Europe but also, both directly and indirectly, to much of the rest of the world. I’ve been there several times since I was re-elected in 2014, and most recently I […]
Discrimination by race and religion is illegal under EU law.
I was delighted to be able to return to Drax, a major power station in my constituency and the second largest in Europe, to talk about the EU referendum with staff and management last week. The main event of the day was an exchange of views on European issues — there was standing room only […]
Three quarters of UK car exports go to EU countries.
From 2007-13, UK researchers got £8.8bn in EU funding.
Students from the EU generate £2.3bn for the UK economy & support 19,000 jobs.
UK restraining orders apply throughout the EU.
Mobile calls, texts and data no longer cost a fortune abroad thanks to the EU.
Richard Corbett, Member of the European Parliament representing Yorkshire and the Humber, joined Grimsby MP Melanie Onn on a tour of Grimsby’s finest fishing businesses on Monday 23 June. Richard Corbett is a member of the European Parliament’s fisheries committee, which monitors and examines current European legislation and proposes changes to the Common Fisheries Policy […]
LGBTI+ discrimination is illegal across the EU.
An exchange of letters in the Times brought up the old myth that the EU accounts had not been signed off by the auditors. I wrote the following reply, which was not printed. Sir, When it comes to the EU accounts, Alan Sked (letters, May 25) should go back to primary sources rather than trusting […]
The EU referendum is now just around the corner — and the final deadline to register for this historic vote is almost upon us. It’s very simple and easy to do online. And if you’re not registered by Tuesday 7 June, you won’t be able to participate. There are currently 7.5 million eligible voters in […]
After Gordon Brown’s speech in the European Parliament today, I took questions live from Sky News viewers via their live broadcast Facebook page.
Over the last few weeks, we’ve heard a series of forecasts from independent experts both at home and around the world about the potentially disastrous consequences of leaving the EU for British jobs and workers and our standard of living. But we don’t have to take their word for it. To get the view from […]
EU rules entitle parents to urgent parental leave for family reasons.
These two-page briefings contain key facts and figures about the EU’s contribution to local life in Yorkshire & Humber.
