East Midlands Conservative MEP, Emma McClarkin, is urging members of the public to ‘co-sponsor’ a draft law underpinning an EU referendum; supporting the EU Referendum Bill which has been launched this week. If successful, the Bill will lead to the first public vote on Europe for 40 years, after a renegotiation for a new deal …Continue Reading

East Midlands Conservative MEP, Emma McClarkin, is this week urging patient groups to help improve breast cancer outcomes.   The call came as Miss McClarkin spoke at a European Patient Advocacy Group meeting on advanced breast cancer, which aims to examine the impact of advanced breast cancer on women and society.   Breast cancer is …Continue Reading

A local MEP has been caught absorbed in a book this week – as part of the ‘Get Caught Reading’ exhibition at the European Parliament, which aims to promote reading as a gateway to opportunity. As part of the exhibition and campaign, Local MEP Emma McClarkin was photographed reading one of her favourite books, Love in …Continue Reading

Conservative MEPs, including East Midlands MEP Emma McClarkin, have this week condemned a move in the European Parliament to discriminate against British farmers and penalise efficient land-management. Miss McClarkin spoke out after the European Parliament in Strasbourg approved a Commission proposal to place an arbitrary £5,000 threshold on full payment of the Single Farm Payment …Continue Reading

East Midlands MEP Emma McClarkin is this week calling on people to support the ‘Breaking Barriers’ appeal, which has been launched by the University of Leicester. The appeal aims to break down barriers which prevent people – including those with disabilities and those with young children – from accessing the best contemporary and visual arts. …Continue Reading