Boris isolated in Brussels - 2009-09-02

Boris Johnson, the Mayor of London, will be in Brussels tomorrow to lobby the European Parliament and the Commission on hedge fund regulation. In the European Parliament he will meet with members of the Economics Committee. Peter Skinner MEP, Member of the Economics and Monetary Affairs Committee of the European Parliament, will be involved in future regulation for hedge funds.

Peter Skinner MEP, Labour Member of the Economics Committee of the European Parliament, comments on Boris Johnson's visit to Brussels: "Boris Johnson's visit to Brussels tomorrow illustrates the isolation of the Conservative Party on critical issues that are driven by the EU. There will be regulation on hedge funds and we need to make sure it will be the right regulation which will protect the interests of the City of London. Influencing the EU does not come from one visit; it comes from sustained relationship building and a willingness to engage in the EU.

"Whilst I welcome his visit as Mayor of London, he represents the type of Conservative view that jeopardises UK interests by not engaging with the EU and its member states" Peter Skinner MEP continued. 

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