THE Daily Mail today points to the wealth of Meriden MP and cabinet minister Caroline Spelman in contrast to Britain's period of austerity.
It says she is the 16th wealthiest member of the 29-member cabinet.
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Sunday, 23 May 2010
Monday, 12 April 2010
Labour candidate: we 'blunted' recession
THE recession was less severe because of the actions of the Labour Government, the party’s Meriden election hopeful has said.Ed Williams pointed to the ‘Government’s commitment to investment’.
He said: “Along with the resilience of the British people, the impact of the recession has been blunted and shortened.
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Monday, 8 March 2010
Local party supports expelled UKIP MEP
THE local party of an expelled UKIP MEP says she has their ‘full support’.The Solihull & Meriden UKIP branch hit out at national bosses for telling Nikki Sinclaire to leave the party.
It dashes her hopes of contesting the Meriden seat – held by Conservative MP Caroline Spelman – at the General Election.
Her expulsion comes after she refused to back UKIP’s alliance with ‘extremist’ parties. Parties have to sit in broad groups in the European Parliament.
In a statement, the branch said it was ‘disappointed at recent NEC decision removing Nikki Sinclaire the UKIP Meriden PPC from the national approved list of candidates and condemn the National Executive Committee for their treatment of Nikki’.
It said: “Nikki Sinclaire MEP enjoys the full support of the committee in her recent decisions.
“We are perplexed at reports Nikki has difficulties with the 'voluntary' party. Nikki has always given full - co-operation with the branch that has led to success for UKIP.
“Nikki retains the full support of her local branch, the largest branch in the West Midlands.”
National UKIP leaders had said: “She has also proved unable to collaborate adequately with the voluntary party in the United Kingdom, particularly with the regional committee in the West Midlands.”
On her blog, the MEP said she there had been no disciplinary procedure.
She said: “With only eight weeks before a General Election I find it absolutely amazing that the Party decided to open a sore wound rather than fight the real enemy.”
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Friday, 5 March 2010
Meriden UKIP hopeful expelled
A UKIP MEP has been kicked out of the party, ending all hope of her standing for the party in Meriden at the General Election.
Nikki Sinclaire has been told she cannot represent UKIP as a West Midlands MEP in the European Parliament.
It comes after she refused to back UKIP’s alliance with ‘extremist’ parties. Parties have to sit in broad groups in the European Parliament.
A statement from UKIP said: “Nikki Sinclaire says that her political views are incompatible with those of some members of the EFD Group in the European parliament, of which the UKIP MEPs form part. So she has been sitting as an unattached MEP since 18th January 2010.
“She has also proved unable to collaborate adequately with the voluntary party in the United Kingdom, particularly with the regional committee in the West Midlands.
“The national executive committee has therefore removed the whip; Nikki Sinclaire may no longer describe herself as a UKIP MEP, and she may not stand as a UKIP candidate in the forthcoming General Election.”
On her blog, the MEP said she there had been no disciplinary procedure.
She said: “With only eight weeks before a General Election I find it absolutely amazing that the Party decided to open a sore wound rather than fight the real enemy.”
She had hoped to contest Conservative MP Caroline Spelman at the General Election.
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Nikki Sinclaire has been told she cannot represent UKIP as a West Midlands MEP in the European Parliament.
It comes after she refused to back UKIP’s alliance with ‘extremist’ parties. Parties have to sit in broad groups in the European Parliament.
A statement from UKIP said: “Nikki Sinclaire says that her political views are incompatible with those of some members of the EFD Group in the European parliament, of which the UKIP MEPs form part. So she has been sitting as an unattached MEP since 18th January 2010.
“She has also proved unable to collaborate adequately with the voluntary party in the United Kingdom, particularly with the regional committee in the West Midlands.
“The national executive committee has therefore removed the whip; Nikki Sinclaire may no longer describe herself as a UKIP MEP, and she may not stand as a UKIP candidate in the forthcoming General Election.”
On her blog, the MEP said she there had been no disciplinary procedure.
She said: “With only eight weeks before a General Election I find it absolutely amazing that the Party decided to open a sore wound rather than fight the real enemy.”
She had hoped to contest Conservative MP Caroline Spelman at the General Election.
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