Britain can expect to benefit hugely if a comprehensive free trade agreement can be negotiated between the European Union and the USA, an East Midlands MEP has said today. Conservative MEP Emma McClarkin was speaking as the European parliament sitting in Strasbourg voted overwhelmingly to endorse a start to negotiations on what would be the …Continue Reading

East Midlands Conservative MEP Emma McClarkin was re-adopted by East Midlands Conservatives last weekend, and will once again stand as a candidate in the European elections in 2014. Miss McClarkin, who lives in the region in Market Harborough, was endorsed by the panel representing Conservative members from across the East Midlands, and will therefore be …Continue Reading

East Midlands Conservative MEP Emma McClarkin has today announced a competition for all residents of the East Midlands, for the best photo of a landmark in the East Midlands. The aim of the competition is to promote the East Midlands and for use in promotional literature. Famous landmarks; picturesque landscapes; and life in the East …Continue Reading

East Midlands Conservative MEP Emma McClarkin has recently authored a Written Declaration in the European Parliament, which highlights the global dimension of the fight against online child sexual abuse images. While much work has been done in the European Union to tackle child sexual abuse images online, the same cannot be said worldwide. Through organising …Continue Reading

Members of the European Parliament missed an opportunity to put right an unreasonable European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruling which, since December last year, has adversely affected car insurance premiums for young female drivers. East Midlands MEP Emma McClarkin has condemned those MEPs who voted to welcome the ECJ judgement as “out of touch and …Continue Reading