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
Mobile Roaming Charges In EU Cut By Up To 75% 3rd May 2016 The price of using UK minutes, texts and data in the EU has been successfully reduced as part of a European regulation designed to limit roaming charges. European News
Timothy Kirkhope visits Britvic Factory after its recent expansion 29th April 2016 MEP Timothy Kirkhope (Yorkshire and the Humber) paid a visit to Britvic’s Leeds factory to see the £25m expanded bottling plant where over 200 people are... Local News
Timothy Kirkhope MEP debates the upcoming EU referendum across Yorkshire 28th April 2016 This week two very different audiences heard Timothy Kirkhope MEP for Yorkshire & The Humber explain why he thinks Remain is the right way to vote in the... Local News
Speech during Joint Debate on the Data Protection Package 13th April 2016 Data is the lifeblood of the global economy. New Data Protection legislation has thankfully ended up with far more sensible and workable ideas related to... Speeches
Speech on the Passenger Name Records Directive 13th April 2016 The Passenger Name Records (PNR) Directive is an example of where we need more European cooperation, where we can pull together to protect our citizens against... Speeches
Vote on EU Passenger Name Records likely to happen next week 7th April 2016 A long-awaited vote on the EU Passenger Name Records (PNR) legislation is likely to happen next week after months of delays. European News
Press Release: Make the EU's rules on asylum work better, rather than reinventing the wheel 6th April 2016 Rather than trying to reinvent the wheel we need the system that we have in place to work more effectively, with clarity on states' responsibilities and support... European News
Terrorist Attacks in Brussels 22nd March 2016 A statement from Timothy Kirkhope on the terrorist attacks in Brussels. European News
Take the EU-Turkey migration deal back to the drawing board, EU leaders urged 13th March 2016 This week EU leaders will meet to finalise an agreement with Turkey aimed at stemming the flow of migrants along the Balkan route. European Conservatives and... European News
