European Parliament
Balfe (PPE-DE ),
in writing
. – I am deeply concerned to read the many criticisms of the United Kingdom in this report. I note that most Labour members voted for the passages concerned with the UK and can well understand their despair at the state of the United Kingdom after just under five years of a Labour Government.
For myself, I felt obliged to vote against the report. Possibly, at the next election the Labour Members should unite around the slogan: 'Things can only get better'.

