How will Labour’s EU budget cut vote affect relations with the Lib Dems?
Gareth Epps, co-chair of the Social Liberal Forum, writes about the consequences of Labour’s opportunism on Europe in last night’s budget vote.
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Clegg: “Dishonest, hypocritical” Labour behaving like a party “not serious about government”
Nick Clegg today attacked Labour for their “dishonest, hypocritical” decision to vote with the Tory EU rebels last night, reports Shamik Das.
Jobs, fighting crime, a bigger voice, rights, the environment… We’re better off in the EU
Amidst the debate on the EU budget, here are five key areas in which Britain benefits from membership of the EU.
Salmond goes AWOL as Labour attack “arrogance and contempt” of SNP leader
Alex Salmond was accused of “running scared” after he failed to show up for a debate on the SNP’s lack of legal advice on EU membership at Holyrood today.
Advice? What advice? Salmond finds himself in more hot water over EU ‘lies’
Alex Salmond and Nicola Sturgeon found themselves embroiled deeper in the political storm on whether they sought legal advice over Scotland’s EU membership.
Fresh blow for Salmond as Barroso stalls SNP’s EU membership plans
The President of the European Commission,José Manuel Durão Barroso, has seemingly holed the SNP’s policy on EU membership, reports Ed Jacobs.
More drama for Europe’s leaders as EU unemployment figures hit record high
Pressure is on the European Central Bank (ECB) this week after new statistics show unemployment figures are still rising across the European Union.
The Spanish banking crisis: Europe between a rock and a hard place
With the imminent recapitalisation of Spain’s banks, concerns grow that the Eurozone’s €100bn bailout may prove insufficient, triggering a greater crisis
Four reasons Britain should stay in the EU
As a Daily Express poll shows a large number of Britons in favour of a referendum on EU membership, we outline the case for Britain remaining in Europe.
“We must all be up to this challenge together”: A new social compact for Europe
As austerity takes its toll right across Europe, the European TUC argues for a new direction, based on solidarity and safeguarding Europe’s social model in law.