Lord Kirkhope presents Beer Award to Rt Hon Sir Greg Knight MP Sunday, 4 August, 2019 Lord Kirkhope of Harrogate has presented a special award to East Yorkshire MP Sir Greg Knight, in recognition of his support for the ‘Long Live the Local’ campaign and for also helping to secure consecutive freezes in beer duty. Lord Kirkhope presented Sir Greg with a unique tap handled trophy created for the occasion, on behalf of the British Beer and Pub Association. The special award is a new... Local News
Kirkhope: Conservative MEPS will challenge Brexit "negotiatior" announcement 8th September 2016 An attempt to declare Belgian federalist Guy Verhofstadt as the European Parliament's Brexit negotiator should be challenged and put to all 751 MEPs... European News
Conservative MEP takes the title Lord Kirkhope of Harrogate 2nd September 2016 Yorkshire Conservative MEP Timothy Kirkhope will take the title Lord Kirkhope of Harrogate, having been nominated for a peerage in former Prime Minister David... Westminster News
European Border and Coastguard Regulation 5th July 2016 Whilst the UK is not fully signed up to the FRONTEX Agency, or the new Border and Coast Guard; it has played an active and supportive role in the Agency’s... Speeches
A £45m plan to improve flood defences along the River Hull has been agreed 4th July 2016 The River Hull Advisory Board, has approved measures to prevent flooding along the River Hull. Local News
EU criminal records system upgrade approved by MEPs 30th May 2016 An upgrade of the EU's system for exchanging criminal records is a step closer after the European Parliament's Home Affairs Committee approved the draft plans. European News
Press Release: MEPs adopt sensible resolution on EU-US data flows and privacy shield 26th May 2016 The European Parliament has today adopted a resolution that will give businesses and individuals clarity over the flow of transatlantic data, European... European News
Conservative MEPs Welcome the Dutch Presidency Announcement of a European Police Network for Missing Children Experts 25th May 2016 Today, International Missing Children’s Day, a new European police network for missing children experts was announced by the Netherlands EU Presidency. European News
Speaking in Strasbourg on Europol 11th May 2016 Europol needs new tools to face new challenges. Today - after a long period of negotiation - we are finally giving ourselves a renewed mandate to tackle the... European News
We are Safer and more Secure in the EU 9th May 2016 Building on our significant influence to shape legal and criminal enforcement, it is vital for our nation’s security that we remain a member of the European... European News
