Local Conservative MEP Emma McClarkin has today backed Nottingham Forest Ladies FC in their bid to attract urgent investment for the forthcoming season. Miss McClarkin, who is the Conservative spokesperson for Sport in the European Parliament, is urging local businesses to come forward and support the club, which has had promising results in the pre-season. …Continue Reading

THE Conservative Party in the East Midlands has picked its five candidates for the European Parliamentary Elections in May 2014. Its follows a party ballot of Conservative Party members to rank candidates for the region – which comprises Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire and Rutland. The current Conservative Member of the European Parliament (MEP) Emma …Continue Reading

East Midlands Conservative MEP Emma McClarkin has today welcomed the speech by the Prime Minister, David Cameron, in which he signaled his intention to crack down on online pornography. Miss McClarkin is a long-standing campaigner for protecting children on the internet, having authored a Written Declaration on the issue, as well as having worked with …Continue Reading

Electronic cigarettes – which are being increasingly used as a smoking ‘quit aid’ – risk being taken off the market by a short-sighted vote in the European Parliament that will classify them as a medicinal product, Conservative MEP Emma McClarkin has warned. Yesterday’s vote in the parliament’s environment and public health committee was intended to …Continue Reading

Wednesday 10th July, Today Emma met with Mexican Ambassador to the EU, Sandra Fuentes-Berain, to discuss the trade relationship between the EU and Mexico. Emma follows trade relations with Mexico on behalf of the Conservative Group of MEPs in the European Parliament, as part of her role on the International Trade committee. The EU currently …Continue Reading