Heres your weekly update (bit later than normal!) - its been TTIP-dominated but lots more as well... on Monday, I had the opportunity to address your concerns to the EUs chief negotiator (more on labour4ne.org.uk), participated in the constitution of the EU-Brazil & EU-Andean Community delegations of which Im a member & worked on my report on Novel Foods... Tuesday started early with a radio interview on the new electricity cable being built between Norway & Blyth, then the first Trade Union Intergroup meeting and I was off to Rome to the Italian Presidencys conference with EU & US Trade Chiefs on TTIP Wednesday I headed to London for meetings with MPs & Shadow Ministers on TTIP & ended up speaking at Jeremy Corbyns CLP meeting on TTIP plus got to see my little brother! Thursday - more MP meetings plus my first MP-MEP-Lords meeting on EU affairs (i.e. #TTIP!)... It was excellent! Then I headed north-east to talk with activists in #StocktonLabour Friday - I got up early to get the red-eye to London to meet Thompsons to talk about their PLEDGE (see photo), spoke at a conference on trade & labour rights before heading to North Durham Labours annual dinner at Beamish Hall Today I met Greenpeace UK this morning to talk energy policy & my commitment to the Arctic, headed for Bishop Auckland constituency to doorknock for County Durham Labour Party in next weeks by-election & met up with 999 Call for the NHS to talk... Yes you guessed it... TTIP! Next Monday were heading to Strasbourg... With a packed agenda do Im having the rest of the weekend off! Please share these updates with your friends :-)
Posted on: Sat, 18 Oct 2014 15:37:17 +0000
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