|
|
Welcome!
I'm Sarah Ludford, your Liberal Democrat Member of the European Parliament for London.
As Liberal Democrat European justice and human rights spokeswoman, I work for European cooperation to tackle serious crime and terrorism and to better manage migration, while always ensuring that human rights are upheld and civil liberties protected.
I also campaign vigorously to protect Londoners' health, interests and well-being and to ensure a sustainable and prosperous future for our city, taking full benefit from our EU membership.
On this site you can find out more about me and what I do. You can also subscribe to my regular bulletin about my activities and issues that affect you.
Do get in touch with any views, feedback or issues I can help with.
Sarah
Bid to turn MEPs into Communist apparatchiks
New!
Fri 3rd Sep 2010
It is understood that the powers-that-be in the European Parliament are seeking to enforce attendance at European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso's first ever 'State of the Union' address next week by punishing absentee MEPs with a docking of their daily subsistence allowance for meals and accommodation.
|
|
Read "Bid to turn MEPs into Communist apparatchiks" in full.
|
Tomlinson prosecution failure risks public cynicism about police
Wed 28th Jul 2010
London Liberal Democrat MEP Sarah Ludford has written with her colleagues Tom Brake MP and Simon Hughes MP to the Director of Public Prosecutions about his failure to bring a prosecution against the police officer seen on video striking Ian Tomlinson who died shortly afterwards.
|
|
|
Read "Tomlinson prosecution failure risks public cynicism about police" in full.
|
Stop & search powers must not harass snappers
Mon 26th Jul 2010
Liberal Democrat European justice & human rights spokeswoman and London MEP Sarah Ludford and award-winning architectural photographer Grant Smith met Assistant Commissioner of the City of London police Frank Armstrong to discuss apparently heavy-handed use of anti-terrorist stop & search powers whereby Grant and colleagues have been harassed in the City.
|
|
|
Read "Stop & search powers must not harass snappers" in full.
|
All EU countries must now recognise Kosovo
Thu 22nd Jul 2010
The International Court of Justice has ruled that Kosovo's declaration of independence in 2008 did not violate international law. The court therefore rejected the objections of Serbia from which Kosovo split after years of oppression and conflict and after NATO bombed Serbia to stop its war on Kosovans.
|
|
Read "All EU countries must now recognise Kosovo " in full.
|
Archive of earlier news stories.
 News Story Feed (v1.0).
Printed and hosted by Prater Raines Ltd, 98 Sandgate High Street, Folkestone CT20 3BY.
Published and promoted by Ashley Lumsden on behalf of Baroness Sarah Ludford MEP and the Liberal Democrats, all at 4 Cowley Street, London SW1P 3NB.
The views expressed are those of the party, not of the service provider.
|
|
