East Midlands Conservative MEP Emma McClarkin has recently pledged her support for action against Wildlife Crime. She has also joined a new ‘MEPs for Wildlife Interest’ group, which is a cross-party initiative aiming to keep the pressure on the European Commission to propose a EU Action Plan against Wildlife Crime. Wildlife crime is now the …Continue Reading

East Midlands Conservative MEP Emma McClarkin has recently signed a Written Declaration in the European Parliament against violence in football and other sporting events. The Declaration, which has so far been signed by 136 MEPs, calls on the European Commission to ‘promote the value of sport and eradicate all forms of violence, intolerance, racism and …Continue Reading

East Midlands Conservative MEP Emma McClarkin has recently been working with local farmers and animal experts to change the way Bison farming is understood by the EU. High in protein and low in fat, Bison meat is rapidly becoming the go to meat for gourmet food and health enthusiasts. Whilst the demand for Bison meat …Continue Reading

Conservative MEP for the East Midlands, Emma McClarkin, visited Leicester’s Cancer Research UK Centre last week (27 February) to learn more about how its groundbreaking work is helping to save lives. Ms McClarkin met with researchers based at the University of Leicester who focus on understanding the inner workings of cancer, finding new ways to …Continue Reading

East Midlands MEP Emma McClarkin has this week been elected as the new Vice President of the European Parliament’s Youth Intergroup. Intergroups can be formed by Members from any political group and any committee, with a view to holding informal exchanges of views on particular subjects and promoting contact between Members and civil society. Following …Continue Reading