Labour MEP for Yorkshire & Humber
Last week I chaired a conference on Kashmir in Brussels. This week I spoke in the debate in the chamber, calling on the EU and its member states to put pressure on India to address the situation it has created in Azad Kashmir.
There are, yet again, several possible Brexit scenarios in the weeks ahead: Johnson sits on his hands, allows the clock to tick down until the 31 October deadline, and Britain leaves the EU without a deal, despite what Johnson previously promised and despite the fact that Parliament has voted against such a chaotic and costly […]
The Kashmir issue has long been neglected by the international community, despite the very clear UN Security Council resolutions that require the issue to be settled by a referendum of the Kashmiri people themselves.
It was a pleasure to join the “No to Boris. Yes to Europe” rally in London today. Here is a video and some photos from the event.
My response to an article in Thursday’s Labour List which criticised the EPLP’s decision to vote in support of the nomination of Ursula von der Leyen as the next European Commission president.
Knowing that they are losing the support of public opinion back home, the new Brexit Party MEPs have decided to focus their efforts on denigrating, ridiculing and demonising the institution they chose to stand for.
There is much comment at the moment on how the EU goes about choosing the President of the European Commission, the EU’s executive/administration. Here’s a brief explanation of the process, and a comparison with happens in the UK.
The shift of emphasis of Labour’s Brexit stance to demanding a public vote on any Brexit outcome may be taking a long time, but it is happening. Moreover, it is fully justified.
This week I was interviewed by France24 on the European elections and Labour’s Brexit position.
In my latest article for Labour List, I argue that while the European election results were not good for Labour, nor were they good for the Brexit supporting parties. Labour must move to a wholehearted backing of a public vote on Brexit in order to stop haemorrhaging votes.
Socialists and other pro-European parties did far better than had been predicted in last week’s elections. Below is an overview of what the new European Parliament is going to look like.
Interviewed by Joanna Gosling on the European election results and what this might mean for shifts in Labour Party policy.
Speaking on Sky News, the evening after the election results, explaining that they show that votes for Remain supporting parties have increased and beaten votes for Leave voting parties.
Looking behind the Farage-focussed headlines to see what the UK voters were trying to tell Labour, and the country.
Some images from the European election campaign. Wonderful support from Labour Party members across Yorkshire and Humber.