North West Development Agency to be abolished. This decision flies in the face of logic and is a...

20th July 2009 Brian Simpson MEP driving forward European transport policy Today Brian Simpson MEP has been elected as...

Labour MEPs have secured new Europe-wide laws which… ... in the workplace: 1 signed Britain up to the Social Chapter,...

Tory hypocrisy: The European Parliament has been trying to introduce a mandatory system of food labelling so that consumers can...

MEPs back Iceland's EU membership bid The prospect of Iceland becoming a new EU Member State is welcomed in a...

Another blow to education in the North West The decision to scrap the modernisation and rebuilding of Schools is a shortsighted decision that is a slap in the face for...

Since the June Elections, my areas of special responsibilty will now be: Barrow-in-Furness, Blackburn, Blackpool North, Blackpool South, Bootle, Burnley, Carlisle, Chorley, Congleton, Copeland, Crewe and Nantwich, Crosby, Eddisbury, Fylde, Halton, Hyndburn, Knowsley North & Sefton East, Knowsley South, Lancaster & Wyre, Leigh, Makerfield, Macclesfield, Morecambe & Lunesdale, Penrith & Border, Preston, Ribble Valley, Rossendale & Darwen, South Ribble, Southport, St Helens North, St Helens South, Tatton, Warrington North, Warrington South, Weaver Vale, West Lancashire, Westmorland & Lonsdale, Wigan, Workington...

Travelling to Europe? Make the most of your EU rights If you're travelling to another European Union country,...