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	<title>Peter Skinner MEP</title>
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	<description>Labour Member of the European Parliament, South East</description>
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		<title>David Martin MEP and Peter Skinner MEP back David Miliband &#8211; Statement of support</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As MEPs from the most southerly and northerly constituencies we are backing David Miliband&#8217;s bid to be Leader of the Labour Party after hearing the views of 4 of the 5 candidates. We fear for the welfare of the most vulnerable in society and the lowest paid under the coalition Government. They need Labour back in power as soon as possible. Our duty is clear &#8211; to back the candidate most likely to achieve this. David struck us as having the drive, the programme and the commitment to make it ...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.peterskinnermep.eu/david-martin-mep-and-peter-skinner-mep-back-david-miliband-statement-of-support/</link>
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		<title>South East employers unfairly hit by Osborne budget!</title>
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Among the many injustices of George Osborne&#8217;s first budget, a particular concern of mine is a proposal that will damage the competitiveness of employers in the South East, just as the region begins to recover from recession. Under the Tory chancellor&#8217;s plans, companies in the South East would not be exempt from £5,000 national insurance savings that competitors throughout the rest of the UK will benefit from.
Osborne is wrong to apply a one-size fits all approach to the entire South East region of Britain, which is vast and diverse. The ...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.peterskinnermep.eu/south-east-employers-unfairly-hit-by-osborne-budget/</link>
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		<title>Reflections on the General Election</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The campaign to increase Labour support in the South East was always going to be an uphill battle as the Tory-party money machine, backed up by vast sums from Lord Ashcroft, flooded swathes of the South East with posters, leaflets and activists in order to win what they consider to be their seats by right.
I and my team were active across the region and got a warm reception in all the Labour-held constituencies we visited. A constant theme throughout the campaign was the energy and commitment displayed by Labour representatives ...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.peterskinnermep.eu/reflections-on-the-general-election/</link>
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		<title>Votes on hedge funds and supervision in Parliament</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The last fortnight has seen the European Parliament&#8217;s ECON committee, on which I sit, vote on two very important and high profile pieces of legislation to reform Europe&#8217;s financial services industry.
Last week MEPs voted in favour of ambitious reforms of the supervisory framework under which cross-border banks, insurers and fund managers operate in Europe. This included a vote on the establishment of a European insurance and pensions authority (known as EIOPA), for which I am the Parliament&#8217;s lead negotiator.
Members of ECON voted to give significant powers and responsibilities to EIOPA, ...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.peterskinnermep.eu/votes-on-hedge-funds-and-supervision-in-parliament/</link>
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		<title>On the campaign trail in the South East</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Labour’s campaign for the General Election is in full swing across the South-East. Labour’s pledges are to :

Secure the recovery
Raise family living standards
Build a high tech economy
Protect frontline services
Strengthen fairness in communities

So far I have been pleased to join members on the campaign trail:
* in Reading West where Naz Sarkar is standing (photo top left), Anneliese Dodds PPC for Reading East (photo top right)and Matt Rodda PPC for East Surrey (photo bottom left) were also there
* in Gillingham and Rainham where Paul Clark is seeking re-election
* in Chatham and Aylesford ...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.peterskinnermep.eu/on-the-campaign-trail-in-the-south-east/</link>
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		<title>Seabird slaughter must stop</title>
		<description><![CDATA[South East residents are rightly proud of the variety of birdlife in the region, particularly seabirds, with the seabird sanctuary in Dungeness one of the premier sanctuaries in the UK.
It is with this in mind that I have contacted the new EU Commissioner for fisheries, Maria Damanki, requesting she take swift action to approve and implement an EU action plan for seabirds.
Birdlife International recently revealed that up to 2 million seabirds have died in the last 10 years as a result of fishing industry practices in the waters around Europe ...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.peterskinnermep.eu/seabird-slaughter-must-stop/</link>
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		<title>Head to head with Nigel Farage</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On Tuesday 2nd March I was interviewed alongside Nigel Farage of UKIP on BBC Radio Kent. The topic of discussion with the childish antics (again) of the UKIP head-honcho. He made a fool of himself again during this interview. Listen for yourself.PeterSkinnerNigelFarage
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		<link>http://www.peterskinnermep.eu/head-to-head-with-nigel-farage/</link>
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		<title>Press release &#8211; &#8220;EU cuts cost of calling home says MEP&#8221;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Press Release -    30 June 2010  -        For Immediate Release
 
EU cuts cost of calling home says MEP
South East EuroMP Peter Skinner today welcomed news that the cost of making and receiving mobile phone calls and texts in Europe is to fall again tomorrow thanks to new EU rules.
From 1 July the cost of calling home form another EU country will no cost more than 32p per minute, while the cost of receiving a call while travelling in the EU will cost no more than 12.5p per minute (before VAT). Furthermore ...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.peterskinnermep.eu/press-release-eu-cuts-cost-of-calling-home-says-mep/</link>
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