Leeds For Europe: Remaking the Case for Europe
Speaking on a second panel at the Leeds for Europe event, I outline three strong arguments in favour of the EU.
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Leeds For Europe
Speaking on a panel at the Leeds for Europe event in September on why there are increasing calls for a People’s Vote.
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What Happens Next? Some of the many Brexit Scenarios
The two year Article 50 period runs out in March 2019, but Theresa May’s terrible handling of the Brexit negotiations, and the Conservative party’s bitter divisions mean that it is still very difficult to predict where the UK will be politically in the next few months.
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July 2018 Newsletter
Brexit, the World Cup, the People’s Vote march and a visit to Huddersfield’s Textile Centre of Excellence.
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We can tackle immigration – without cutting ourselves off from the EU
Labour List have published my piece explaining how many concerns about immigration can be addressed under current EU rules, if the UK government was prepared to use the powers it has available.
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Sir Julian Priestley First Annual Memorial Lecture
It was my great honour to deliver the first annual memorial lecture to commemorate the life and work of my colleague and friend Sir Julian Priestley, who passed away last year.
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Spring 2018 Report
An update on my work in Yorkshire, Brussels and elsewhere.
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Interview with SIC.EUROPA (Portugal)
Interviewed by Emanuel Nunes at my Leeds constituency office.
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Brexiters are wrong to think they’ll win a golden trade deal with the Commonwealth
In my latest piece for Left Foot Forward, I warn the Tory ministers making far-fetched claims that the Commonwealth Games are an opportunity to tout for post-Brexit trade, that they’re deluding themselves.
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Labour’s vision of staying in a customs union will protect jobs, rights and standards
After Jeremy Corbyn’s speech on Monday I have written for Left Foot Forward on how the position he outlined could put pressure on the chaotic and damaging Tory Brexit plans that emerged from Chequers last week.
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Theresa May’s ‘Road to Brexit’ will lead us off a cliff edge when it comes to security
With no (WTO equivalent) fallback positions on security, defence, policing and aviation, May’s Road to Brexit risks taking us on a journey that would diminish our safety and security at home and influence abroad. My latest piece for Left Foot Forward.
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We do not have to leave the Single Market to address migration concerns
The New Statesman has published my piece which challenges the myth that the UK has no control over EU migration. Membership of the Single Market gives national governments considerable powers, but Theresa May – both has Home Secretary and Prime Minister – has failed to implement them.
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Democracy Rules OK in the EU
I responded to John Redwood‘s bogus claims in The Yorkshire Post that Brexit is justified because it is somehow undemocratic for 28 democracies to work together in the EU. (Redwood will try anything to avoid discussing economic damage of Brexit!)
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Should Labour fear single market rules?
Are there specific aspects of single market rules that would be problematic for a Labour government? Several are cited from time to time. Writing for Labour List, I point out that none in fact would cause insurmountable problems to delivering our manifesto,
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The crunch point on Brexit is fast approaching
Writing for the Fabian Review, I have outlined the where the UK stood in at the end of the phase one of the Brexit negotiations, and look at the immense challenges and risks facing us in 2018 if the government does not face up to reality rather than relying on rhetoric.
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There is no Brexit fee, but there are liabilities
Writing for Left Foot Forward, I explain what the financial settlement with the EU actually is and why we shouldn’t let hard line Brexiters hijack this issue.
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Autumn 2017 Report
My latest quarterly report is now available online
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Interview in Tribune
I was interviewed by Tribune Magazine on becoming Labour’s new Leader in the European Parliament.
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Labour must ensure that Brexit is not used to degrade our environmental protections
I was invited to write an article for SERA – Labour’s environment campaign – on why it is important to maintain transnational cooperation on environmental legislation, and the threats to this presented by Brexit.
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Tory Brexit talks show why Britain is teetering on the cliff edge
Once again, the Brexit talks have stalled as the Tory government stumbles on. Here is my latest piece for Labour List, outlining just how calamitous the situation is.
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Why the Tories are terrified of releasing the Brexit impact papers
The Conservatives know the scale of the disaster Brexit poses – and they want to keep voters in the dark, I argue in my most recent argue for Left Foot Forward.
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As Labour’s MEPs leader in Europe, I hope to help my party in the Brexit debate
In my first article as Leader of Labour MEP’s, I have written for Labour List about how we can help the party and the public understand the issues facing the country as the Brexit debate intensifies.
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Latest Article in The New Statesman
The New Statesman has published my latest article ‘Brexiteers are not being honest about negotiations because they are panicking’
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What the single market actually is – and what will happen if we leave it
My latest piece is published in The Independent today: Some argue that staying in the single market does not respect the result of the referendum. Yet, it was Leave campaigners themselves who promised that we could leave the EU without economic damage because we’d stay in the single market.
