East Midlands Conservative MEP Emma McClarkin has given her cautious support to a report by Albert Dess MEP on the future of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), which was adopted by the European Parliament today. The report, which was a response to the European Commission’s ‘communication’ setting out options for reform, attempts to outline the …Continue Reading

Leading experts from the United Nations and the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe have recently decreed that the blocking of websites containing images or other material of child abuse is a legitimate and justifiable practice. The statement said that mandatory blocking of websites was an extreme measure but that it must be “justified …Continue Reading

East Midlands MEP Emma McClarkin and High Peak MP Andrew Bingham have today announced the charity they’ve decided to back for their ‘High Peak Hike’ in Derbyshire this August. The two Conservative politicians have chosen popular soldier’s charity ‘Help For Heroes’ to benefit from the 30-mile ‘Roman Ramble’ themed trek which takes place from 16th …Continue Reading

East Midlands MEP Emma McClarkin is once again teaming up with fellow Conservative politician Andrew Bingham – the MP for High Peak – to tackle the Peak District on another ‘High Peak Hike’. This year’s hike will have a ‘Roman Ramble’ theme, as Emma and Andrew follow the path of Roman Roads in north Derbyshire, …Continue Reading

Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall has brought his BAFTA winning ‘Fish Fight’ to Brussels, boosting a long-standing campaign of East Midlands Conservative MEP Emma McClarkin to end the practice of dumping perfectly edible fish overboard. Over one million tons of healthy fish discarded each year in EU waters are dumped dead back into the sea. The fish is …Continue Reading