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Briefings

• A closer look at Philip Bushill-Mathews, the Tory leader in the Euorpean Parliament
• The TUC guide to the Tory's plans to cut red tape (August 2007)
• Analysis of the Tory's alternative treaty
• Why the Tories can't agree on Europe (2 pages)
• 25 things you didn't know when you voted UKIP (15 pages)

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Blogs

• Blogs on the Conservatives
• Blogs on UKIP
• Blogs on Lib Dems
• Blogs on Eurosceptics

Press releases

• Labour MEPs back anti-discrimination rules as Tories abstain (3 April 2009)
• Libertas nothing more than a personal vanity project (10 March 2009)
• Cameron a leader not being followed (20 November 2008)
• Tory Euro leader compares party selection to "Nazi officer assessment" (17 October 2008 )
• Tories split over EU flag and anthem (09 October 2008)
• Labour stunned as UKIP back Bloom again (29 August 2008)
• Yorkshire's UKIP MEP condemned by Corbett (13 March 2008)
• Corbett stunned by "disgraceful" Hannan (31 January 2008)
• Harman to review rule on jailed MPs and MEPs due to Mote case (16 November 2007)
• Corbett slams opportunistic Cameron's 'lies and distortions' on EU Treaty (2 October)
• Jailed Mote must have his salary suspended (4 September 2007)
• Corbett denounces Cameron's 'gutter politics' (28 August 2007)
• Divided Tories can't make their mind up on Europe (11 April 2007)
• UKIP fudge uncovered by Labour MEP (5 April 2007)
• Corbett tackles Tories undermining football (28 March 2007)
• UKIP must come clean on finances (26 February 2007)
• Corbett worries for Kilroy's "distorting shape" (13 February 2007)
• Richard welcomes U-turn from "shambolic" UKIP (14 November 2006)
• Corbett awaits Sykes debate with interest (16 October 2006)
• MEP challenges Eurosceptic tycoon to debate (13 October 2006)
• Another gaffe from bumbling Boris (4 October 2006)
• Corbett takes Farage to task (9 September 2006)
• Tories lose their direction on British maps (4 September 2006)
• Corbett: "UKIP rely on "ignorence and prejudice" (16 May 2006)
• Yorkshire MEP concerned by Tory-UKIP alliance (5 April 2006)
• Cameron standing up for women? Not likely (13 March 2006)
• Corbett attacks Bloom's "carefully calculated outrage" (10 March 2006)
• New ties between Labour and Tories (16 February 2006)
• UKIP's U-turn? (11 January 2006)
• Tories: Tory leader's view on the draft constitution "preposterous" (24 March 2004)
• Tories: Letwin branded "worryingly confused" by Labour MEP (14 July 2004)
• UKIP: Corbett and BE expose UKIP's darkest secrets (11 October 2004)
• UKIP: Labour MEPs challenge UKIP to "come clean" (19 October 2004)
• Greens: Greens give green light to EU improvements (24 November 2004)

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Letters to editors

• 13 March 2008 Daily Telegraph - Bill Cash's treaty amendment is illogical
• 1 March 2008 Yorkshire Post - Other MEPs should follow the example of Labour
• 24 February 2008 Northern Echo - Callanan is wrong on treaty
• 21 February 2008 Private Eye - No MEP has the absolute right to disrupt parliament
• 04 February 2008 The Independent - Hannan does not have the absolute right to disrupt the house
• 23 January 2008 The Times - Bill Cash's claims on the Lisbon Treaty are absurd
• 18 January 2008 The Telegraph - Hannan is being selective with the truth
• 13 January 2008 Sunday Telegraph - European Parliament protesters were not censored
• 1 December 2007 Guardian - Karim's defection is no different to one in the Commons
• 23 November 2007 Daily Mail - Law may change after former UKIP MEP's spell in jai
• 20 September 2007 Nottingham Evening Post - UKIP: What a shower!
• 10 July 2007 Daily Mail - Roger Helmer is wrong. Again.
• 21 June 2007 The Independent - Conservatives were not demanding a referendum for other treaties
• 11 April 2007 Bradford Telegraph & Argus - UKIP have not suspended Wise
• 8 March 2007 Yorkshire Evening Post - Off the post - Tories wrong on EU and Royal Mail
• 23 February 2007 The Independent - Tory wrong on all points of constitution
• 5 February 2007 - Leicester Mercury - Helmer is a hypocrite
• 7 October 2006 The Independent Boris distorts truth about the EU
• 17 July 2006 The Sunday Times Hague quote more revealing than leaked email
• 2 June 2006 Financial Times Correcting Bushill Matthews
• 14 May 2006 Sunday Times Even Eurosceptics can find benefits of the EU
• 3 March 2006 The Guardian So march for moderate Tories
• 2 March 2006 Daily Telegraph Helmer should not parrot cliches )
• 25 February 2005 The Observer Greens should listen to their colleagues
• 20 December 2004 Yorkshire Post Bloom should spend more time at work
• 1 November 2004 Yorkshire Post UKIP views are party policy

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