Belgian MEP accuses AstraZeneca of ‘dishonesty’

An EU politician has accused AstraZeneca of acting with ‘dishonesty’ and ‘arrogance’ in a dramatic escalation of the bloc’s row over vaccine supplies. Belgian MEP Philippe Lamberts today launched a blistering attack on the UK-based company, which he said had ‘over-promised and under-delivered’ on doses.  He even appeared to cast doubt on AstraZeneca’s data and pointed to ‘potential … Read more

Former Brexit MEP dies in diving accident in The Bahamas

Former Brexit Party MEP Robert Rowland, 54, dies in diving accident in The Bahamas Tributes pour in for former Brexit Party MEP and father-of-four Robert Rowland He represented the South East of England in the EU Parliament until December  Nigel Farage is among his former Brexit Party colleagues to pay tribute to him By Joseph Laws … Read more

Let’s leave this culture war, it’s time to move on, writes former MEP DANIEL HANNAN 

A health warning! Today the airwaves will be full of people pronouncing with total certainty, and often in outraged tones, on a possible trade deal text they have not yet had the chance to read. The mooted UK-EU trade deal is necessarily long – and that is a good thing. It is long because it … Read more

Leading Swedish MEP CHARLIE WEIMERS reveals why he is fed up with Monsieur Barnier

When Michel Barnier, the EU’s chief negotiator, sits down to resume Brexit negotiations with his British counterpart David Frost today, let’s hope he has learned his lesson. From the moment Britain voted for Brexit more than four years ago, Brussels became enveloped by an emotionally charged thunderstorm — with Mr Barnier as its overzealous lightning … Read more

As we wrangle over fishing rights, former MEP DANIEL HANNAN argues that we have the upper hand 

Even after all this time, they still don’t understand us. The European Union clearly expects Britain, once again, to surrender its fishing grounds and betray its coastal communities for the sake of a wider, post-Brexit free trade agreement with Brussels. Why else would the EU’s lead negotiator, Michel Barnier, display such intransigence as a no-deal … Read more

Fury as ex-Brexit Party MEP who ‘defended’ the IRA is awarded a peerage

Fury as ex-Brexit Party MEP who ‘defended’ the IRA is awarded a peerage in latest criticism of honours system Boris Johnson is facing a growing row over the elevation of 36 peers to the Lords  There was also fury at the decision to send Claire Fox as a non-affiliated peer She has been accused of … Read more