East Midlands MEP Emma McClarkin met with representatives from World Horse Welfare last week, while they were in Brussels to put pressure on the European Commission to change their current transport regulation. The campaign is urging the European Commission to stop the unnecessary suffering endured by the 80,000 horses driven long distances across Europe to …Continue Reading
Soldiers’ Charity Help for Heroes has been given some help itself with local Conservative politicians Emma McClarkin MEP and Andrew Bingham MP raising over £1000 for the charity on their recent High Peak Hike. The East Midlands MEP and High Peak MP walked over 30 miles from Glossop to Buxton via Brough in August, and …Continue Reading
East Midlands Conservative MEP Emma McClarkin has today attacked an EU ruling which says that the UK it has two months to start paying social security to non-UK nationals. If this doesn’t happen the Commission may decide to refer the UK to the EU’s Court of Justice. Under UK law, certain social security benefits – …Continue Reading
Member of the European Parliament for the East Midlands, Emma McClarkin, took time out of her busy schedule to visit Nottingham Girls’ High School and talk to the Year 13 girls. She gave an inspiring account of her journey to become an MEP and provided great insight into life in this role. Pip Flewitt, acting …Continue Reading
East Midlands Conservative MEP Emma McClarkin was at the North Shore Hotel in Skegness on Monday, hosting a Coastal Conference about the future of Lincolnshire’s coastal heritage. Speakers at the 4 hour conference included Boston and Skegness MP Mark Simmonds, Lincolnshire County Council leader Cllr Martin Hill OBE, and Environment Agency Area Manager Andy Baxendale. …Continue Reading