http://www.sarahludfordmep.org/newsarchive.php Recent News Stories from Sarah Ludford MEP en-GB Sarah Ludford MEP http://www.sarahludfordmep.org/ Prater Raines Ltd http://www.praterraines.co.uk/ (c) 2010 Sarah Ludford MEP 2010-07-30T16:06+01:00 United Kingdom http://www.sarahludfordmep.org/news/001440/tomlinson_prosecution_failure_risks_public_cynicism_about_police.html 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. 2010-07-28T14:00+01:00 http://www.sarahludfordmep.org/news/001438/stop__search_powers_must_not_harass_snappers.html 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. 2010-07-26T16:00+01:00 http://www.sarahludfordmep.org/news/001436/all_eu_countries_must_now_recognise_kosovo.html 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. 2010-07-22T17:00+01:00 http://www.sarahludfordmep.org/news/001435/proposed_eu_letter_of_fair_trial_rights_welcome.html The European Commission has proposed a new European law to make mandatory a 'letter of rights' for all suspects upon arrest in any EU country, in a language they understand. 2010-07-20T13:15+01:00 http://www.sarahludfordmep.org/news/001437/libdems_call_for_new_sustainable_economy_with_small_businesses_at_the_forefront.html Sarah Ludford recently attended a Westminster reception hosted by the Federation of Small Businesses, at which LibDem Business Secretary Vince Cable was the guest speaker. Sarah, a long time champion of small businesses said: 2010-07-19T15:00+01:00 http://www.sarahludfordmep.org/news/001434/sarah_debates_the_eus_accession_to_the_european_convention_on_human_rights_and_enforcement_of_its_judgements_in_the_european_parliament.html Question by Joanna Senyszyn: The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has recently delivered several rulings regarding legal provisions in Poland which are in breach of the European Convention on Human Rights. Hitherto, the question of how ECHR rulings are implemented by EU Member States which are also members of the Council of Europe has been a matter for each individual Member State. Will the anticipated accession of the European Union to the European Convention on Human Rights alter this situation and, in particular, are there any plans to introduce EU mechanisms for monitoring the implementation of ECHR rulings by Member States of the European Union which are also members of the Council of Europe? 2010-07-16T15:00+01:00 http://www.sarahludfordmep.org/news/001439/letter_to_the_daily_mail_royal_mail_and_post_offices.html The Editor, 2010-07-15T12:00+01:00 http://www.sarahludfordmep.org/news/001431/a_fun_day_out_at_london_pride.html On Saturday 3 July Sarah joined the Liberal Democrat delegation marching with London Pride, a colourful annual celebration of LGBT rights. After the event, she said: 2010-07-08T17:00+01:00 http://www.sarahludfordmep.org/news/001432/labour_causes_two_byelections.html Two byelections in London have been caused by Labour originally putting up candidates who were not qualified to run for council, so they were later dismissed and the elections rerun at great expense to the taxpayer. 2010-07-08T16:30+01:00 http://www.sarahludfordmep.org/news/001430/revised_bank_data_deal_illustrates_liberal_meps_influence.html The European Parliament has today approved a reworked EU-US agreement on access to Europeans' banking data for tracking of terrorist finance after rejecting an interim deal in February on grounds that it insufficiently safeguarded privacy. 2010-07-08T12:00+01:00 http://www.sarahludfordmep.org/news/001429/euromps_axe_illegal_timber_trade.html MEPs have taken an axe to the illegal logging trade today by banning the sale of illegal timber in Europe and setting up strict penalties for rogue traders. 2010-07-07T18:30+01:00 http://www.sarahludfordmep.org/news/001428/london_euromp_hails_bonus_and_casino_banking_curbs.html London Liberal Democrat MEP Sarah Ludford has hailed the approval by MEPs in the European Parliament of tough new EU laws to rein in bankers´ bonuses, and slammed extremist and racist MEPs from UKIP and BNP who opposed the curbs. 2010-07-07T18:00+01:00 http://www.sarahludfordmep.org/news/001427/london_remembers_77_five_years_on.html On the 5th anniversary of the 7/7 London bombings, Liberal Democrat European justice & human rights spokeswoman and London MEP Sarah Ludford said: 2010-07-07T13:00+01:00 http://www.sarahludfordmep.org/news/001426/torture_inquiry_pledges_no_coverup.html Commenting on the Prime Minister's official announcement of an independent inquiry led by former Appeal Court judge Sir Peter Gibson into allegations of British complicity in torture, Liberal Democrat European justice & human rights spokeswoman and London MEP Sarah Ludford who was vice chair of the European Parliament's inquiry into European involvement in 'extraordinary rendition', said: 2010-07-06T17:00+01:00 http://www.sarahludfordmep.org/news/001425/eu_discrimination_law_must_cover_gender_identity_issues.html Liberal Democrat European justice & human rights spokeswoman and London MEP Sarah Ludford has asked the European Commission to explore what action can be taken at European level to prevent discrimination against both transgender and non-gendered people. 2010-07-05T17:00+01:00