The Young Liberals, the youth and student wing of the Liberal Democrats, has launched a cross-party campaign for the UK to remain a member of the Erasmus+ scheme. The scheme allows students to study in participating universities around the EU. Boris Johnson pledged that “there [was] no threat to the Erasmus scheme” on 15th January … Continue reading Putting Our Futures First: Reverse the Decision to Leave Erasmus+
The Liberal Democrats are calling on the Government to grant EU citizens the automatic right to stay in the UK, with the physical proof they need, as new Home Office figures reveal thousands are being refused and 1.8 million have not been granted the right to stay permanently.The latest EU Settlement Scheme statistics, which were published … Continue reading Govt must grant EU citizens proof of settled status
Responding to reports that the European Commission has launched legal action against the UK, following the UK Government's refusal to remove sections from the Internal Market Bill, Liberal Democrat Brexit Spokesperson Christine Jardine said: "Contrary to the belief of senior Government figures and their families, breaking the law has consequences. It beggars belief that Boris … Continue reading PM mistaken in thinking he can break the law without consequence
Watch to my final speech in the European Parliament, here. The past six months have been an incredible opportunity to represent my constituents as MEP for the South East of England. Thank you. 🧡 I regret that I was unable to do more, particularly with regards to stopping Brexit, however I am proud of what … Continue reading Final Message from Europe
With my time as an MEP coming to an end there will be many ‘lasts’. Last encounters with fantastic European colleagues; last committee meetings; and, as was the case this week, last visits to the official seat of the European Parliament, Strasbourg. I’ve explained in previous versions of MEPLife that this is where we have … Continue reading MEP Life 24- Goodbye to Strasbourg
Hello, Felix here from Judith’s UK team! Recently I had the chance to join Judith’s Brussels office team for a week. I thought I’d take over her blog this week and fill you in on some of the things I got up to! To begin with, the European Parliament is a pretty remarkable place. If … Continue reading EPLife- A view from Judith’s UK team in Brussels
Letter to George Saviddes Judith Bunting, Liberal Democrat MEP for South East England, has written to the Cypriot Minister of Justice and Public Order, George L. Savvides, in relation to the case of the British teenager who was recently convicted of 'public mischief'. The letter, which has been co-signed by a number of her colleagues … Continue reading South East MEP urges Cypriot Minister of Justice to review case of British Teenager;
Hello. Welcome back to MEPLife. Thank you for reading. I am sure you will understand if I come back to the election, the result and Brexit in a future message. This blog is about the work that has been going on behind the scenes. One of the huge differences about the European Parliament and Westminster … Continue reading MEP Life 23- and the work goes on…
I speak here as Rapporteur for the CULT committee for the Strategic Innovation Agenda for the EIT, 2021 - 2027, so I come at this work from the education angle. However, given my interest in science, technology and industry, I also have ITRE ambitions in mind. My first concern is the level of ambition as … Continue reading Judith Bunting – Speech in ITRE about European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT)
On Wednesday I had the opportunity to ask questions of the European Institution of Innovation and Technology (EIT) as part of my role as the rapporteur for CULT on the Strategic Innovation Agenda (SIA). Put simply I am reviewing the impacts of the new proposals for EIT to continue in a wider capacity and am … Continue reading CULT questions to the European Institution of Innovation and Technology :04/12/2019