Richard Howitt MEP Articles

As a member of the European parliament I have joined my Labour colleagues at every stage to vote for European action to combat tax evasion and crack down on tax havens. Despite David Cameron saying at the G7 intergovernmental meetings that he wanted to lead...

One challenge for Labour in the run-up to the general election is can we really be the village people? Why is rural campaigning important? First, many key seats have rural surrounds and Labour votes in wards we can only rarely win in council elections are still a...

Malala Yousafzai recently told Barack Obama that drone attacks are fuelling terrorism in Pakistan. There are few people more opposed to the Taliban than Malala. They tried to deny her an education, and then they tried to take her life. So when she says drone strikes...