It’s the Euro’s fate, not Britain’s fate, which is the key post-summit question
Sat on a shelf a few metres away from me is a box containing the various military medals won by my relatives over previous generations. … Read the full post »
Sarah Ludford
Baroness Sarah Ludford was a Liberal Democrat councillor and Member of the European Parliament (MEP). She joined the House of Lords in 1997.
Europe: what Liberal Democrats have been saying today
Nick Clegg: “I have said for months that it would be best to avoid arcane debates about treaty change altogether and if we had to proceed down that road, it would be best to do so in a way that did not create divisions in Europe”. … Read the full post »
Lib Dem MEP: British demands were “reasonable”
“Those were reasonable demands” is strong backing for the line Cameron has been taking and Nick Clegg has been supporting. … Read the full post »
Nick Clegg’s verdict on events in Europe
Here is Nick Clegg’s statement on the dramatic events overnight in Europe… … Read the full post »
What are Lib Dem MEPs up to when it comes to money?
No pro-European LibDem can be other than fully committed to reform of the EU. … Read the full post »
Sarah Ludford opposed plans to refurbish MEP offices
The European Parliament is currently obliged under the EU treaties – fixed by the 27 national governments – to sit in both Brussels and Strasbourg in a ‘travelling circus’. … Read the full post »
Sarah Ludford MEP takes up Liu Xiaobo case
Liberal Democrat European justice & human rights spokeswoman and London MEP Sarah Ludford has tabled an urgent question… … Read the full post »
European Parliament rejects plans to hand bank details to the US
Sharing of bank records with the US started in 2001 in an effort to tackle terrorism. However, the European Parliament has rejected a new proposed agreement after heated criticisms. … Read the full post »
Tough on crime? Err … when we can be bothered to turn up
As Sarah Ludford MEP has discovered, Labour Home Secretaries only bother to turn up to one in three meetings of the key European Justice and Home Affairs Council. … Read the full post »