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 employed.

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 forthcoming referendum on the United Kingdom’s membership of the EU.

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 consent, fines, notification periods, scientific research, direct marketing and legitimate interests, and derogations for small and medium-sized businesses.

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 people who do not respect any legal boundaries or the rule of law. I ask the Parliament and its Members at the vote tomorrow to make a responsible decision, to restore some trust in our institutions by making the right decision.

A long-awaited vote on the EU Passenger Name Records (PNR) legislation is likely to happen next week after months of delays.

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 for those facing the largest number of arrivals.

A statement from Timothy Kirkhope on the terrorist attacks in Brussels.

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 Reformists group home affairs spokesman Timothy Kirkhope MEP has written to all 28 EU leaders and the Presidents of the European Council and Commission urging a rethink of the agreement.

Tunstall welcomed Yorkshire and Humber MEP Timothy Kirkhope to their headquarters in Whitley Lodge last week to see first-hand how Connected Care can make a big difference to people’s lives.

Today the European Commission released its report on the implementation of the priority actions under the European Agenda for Migration for Italy, Greece and the Western Balkans as well a report on the implementation of the EU-Turkey Joint Action Plan. The commission also took a series of infringement decisions and held discussions on the management of the Schengen Border, ahead of next week’s European Council meeting.