Ensuring the opportunity of employment for everyone is crucial not only for our economy but so families can support themselves.

As knife crime increases within our communities, I was pleased to hear that police will be given greater powers to use Stop and Search in the areas worst affected by knife crime so we can take weapons off our streets. 

East Midlands MEP Rupert Matthews has today condemned a vote in the European Parliament calling for a "solution" to the sovereignty of Gibraltar.  The move, which was instigated by Spain and supported by other member states in the European Council.

On 20th February, we had the pleasure of hosting our first annual Projekt Hansa Youth Event at the European Parliament in Brussels.

The East Midlands War Memorials Association has produced a number of free educational resources for schools in the region to use on the subject of the First World War. The lesson plans can be used by teachers for Key Stages 1, 2 & 3. They can be found on the Association's website here.

War memorials in the East Midlands have featured in an exhibition at the European Parliament last week.

They featured as part of a trail featuring twenty-five distinctive war memorials stretching from Derbyshire to the Menin Gate at Ypres in Belgium

On Monday 28 January I hosted an event in Westminster to promote local food and drink producers from across the East Midlands. Since I became the MEP back in 2017 I have been working on promoting local food and drink.

On Monday 28 January I hosted an event in Westminster to promote local food and drink producers from across the East Midlands. Since I became the MEP back in 2017 I have been working on promoting local food and drink.

East Midlands MEP, Rupert Matthews, has today echoed concerns by Conservative European Parliament leader about the Irish backstop.