On Oct 6th at the Conservative Party Conference in Manchester, East Midlands MEPs Emma McClarkin and Roger Helmer joined the British Asian Conservative Link, an organisation within the Party that seeks to develop a better understanding of the needs of Asian citizens and voters. The Link is represented in the Region by Baroness Sandip Verma. …Continue Reading

Emma McClarkin, East Midlands’ Conservative MEP, is greatly concerned by the extent to which Britain’s dairy industry has been hit by the global crisis of milk prices that have now been falling for nearly a decade. British dairy farmers’ profits have consequently sharply declined in the period, also a result of the soaring costs of …Continue Reading

East Midlands’ Conservative MEP Emma McClarkin is celebrating British Cheese Week. The East Midlands is well known for its variety of high quality cheeses with products such as Stilton, Buxton Blue, Lincolnshire Poacher and Red Leicester firm national favourites. Emma McClarkin encourages all to take advantage of the region’s cheese products. Earlier this year she …Continue Reading

East Midlands MEP, Emma McClarkin, is shocked at the announcement of budget airline EasyJet’s decision to pull out of East Midlands Airport. EasyJet has claimed the operation of three aircrafts carrying around 700,000 passengers a year has “remained stagnant for many years”. The announcement also included information that flights to and from East Midlands Airport …Continue Reading