New legislation being considered by the EU would block shops from selling food by quantity and restrict them to sell by weight only. The move, if implemented, would see a dozen eggs become a thing of the past. East Midlands Conservative MEPs Roger Helmer and Emma McClarkin have said that the proposal will be fought …Continue Reading

Armed Forces Day is an annual opportunity for communities and businesses to show their support for the men and women who make up our forces and this year’s on Saturday 26th June has the backing of both local Conservative MEPs. The Duchess of Rutland held a fund-raiser for the Colonel’s Fund with the Grenadier Guards …Continue Reading

The European Parliament has hijacked a report on journalism to further its own cause, says local East Midlands MEP Emma McClarkin. Ms McClarkin, the Conservative spokesperson for Culture, is appalled that a report that was centred on how new media (for example blogs) was changing journalism around the EU and the opportunities it provides for …Continue Reading

An Irish Labour MEP has called for the EU flag to be on European nations’ football shirts in the World Cup and other sporting events which has outraged local MEP Emma McClarkin. Nessa Childers, the socialist MEP who has proposed the move for the flag to be on national shirts, believes that sporting events have …Continue Reading