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MEP Nikki Sinclaire disputes expenses fraud allegations after arrest Feb 23 2012

West Midlands MEP Nikki Sinclaire has disputed allegations of expenses fraud after being arrested and quizzed by police.Read

Jonathan Walker: The MEPs who have never won an election Feb 17 2012

Poor old Phillip Bennion. As he took up his seat in the European Parliament, the interpreter got a little confused and told the Strasbourg Parliament to welcome Mr Bunion.Read

Jonathan Walker: Time to admit the UK never believed in the euro Dec 16 2011

I’m old enough to remember a time when the battle between “europhiles” and “eurosceptics” raged across parties. Read

MEP Nikki Sinclaire to continue fight for a referendum on the EU Oct 27 2011

David Cameron could face a second Commons vote on an EU referendum – and campaigners hope to force him to allow a free voteRead

Nikki Sinclaire MEP: Leaders ignoring the will of the people Oct 27 2011

Nikki Sinclaire, the West Midlands MEP who successfully campaigned for an historic Commons vote on an EU referendum, writes for the Birmingham Post.Read

MEP Nikki Sinclaire still hoping to stand for UKIP at next election Jun 10 2011

West Midlands MEP Nikki Sinclaire fell out with her UKIP colleagues last year, but she tells Political Editor Jonathan Walker why she could still return to the fold – and why she turns her back when she hears Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony.Read

West Midlands MEP Nikki Sinclaire wins discrimination claim against UKIP Dec 22 2010

A former UK Independence Party MEP, who represents West Midlands in the European Parliament, has won her claim that the party discriminated against her because she was a lesbian.Read

UKIP were homophobic towards me, claims West Midlands MEP Nikki Sinclaire Nov 05 2010

The UK Independence Party (Ukip) is to be taken to the High Court by the West Midlands MEP claiming it discriminated against her because she is gay.Read