British People related content 

Chris Huhne can't escape the Parliament. Is this the revenge of the European Parliament? Chris Huhne, the UK's energy minister, resigned from the British government last...

Liberal Democrat MEP announces that she is to quit just days after failing in bid to become president of the European Parliament. Diana Wallis, a British Liberal MEP who this...

Of the three candidates for the presidency of the European Parliament, Nirj Deva has the worst record of attendance at votes in plenary.

But former foreign minister says UK veto on treaty change leaves UK “in a mess”. Senior UK government officials and UK Conservative MEPs have rallied around a decision by...

Catherine Ashton criticised for taking a trip to Australia. Catherine Ashton, the EU's foreign policy chief, has come in for criticism in Britain for visiting the...

It is the duty of Europe's intellectuals to ask the questions about the future of the European Union that the politicians dare not ask. Over the past few years, the European...

Government wins vote on referendum but Conservative splits over Europe laid bare. David Cameron, the UK's prime minister, suffered the biggest rebellion by backbench MPs...

Bruising budget talks lie ahead. Fans of rugby, cage fighting and other violent sports are eagerly awaiting the arrival of Jon Cunliffe as the UK's next permanent...

A new job for Ashton's former press officer. MHP, a public relations firm, set social networking sites Facebook and Twitter aflutter last week with a press release...

Exploring a demographic question that divides planners and politicians possibly more than any other. There is one obvious solution to the problem of ageing societies in...

United Nations, India and Japan among senior positions filled. Catherine Ashton, the EU's foreign policy chief, has appointed a top Austrian diplomat to represent the...

Mark Malloch-Brown delivers delightful anecdotes, but the juicy bits are missing. How can the “under-regulated hell” created by runaway globalisation be transformed into...

A strange introduction for the UK's next permanent representative to the EU. David Cameron chose a curious form of words to justify the appointment of Jon Cunliffe as the...

Tailoring assistance programmes to the specific needs of particular countries makes good sense. The reformed European neighbourhood policy (ENP) is a sober reflection on the...

Proposals aim to make it more difficult for workers to be exploited. Unskilled workers from outside the European Union could for the first time be granted a legal route to...

MEP misses greenery in Strasbourg. Of some MEPs it might be said that ‘their bark is worse than their bite'. But for one MEP, a lack of bark has been causing a problem.

Den Dover is ordered to repay European Parliament nearly €400,000 in expenses. A former MEP from the UK was today (24 March) ordered by the European Court of Justice...

The UK wants a bigger presence in Europe. David Cameron, the British prime minister, has been struggling on the domestic political stage to win support for what he calls...

David Cameron gets his EVaward. Better late than never, Timothy Kirkhope, the leader of the UK Conservative MEPs, last week delivered to 10 Downing Street the EVaward that...

It's the glittering awards season. Prizes are much in vogue at this time of year. The Silver Rose Awards are organised each year by Solidar, a network of non-governmental...