ANOTHER LABOUR LIAR EXPOSED

Labour MEP Richard Howitt stands accused of lying.






Richard Howitt seems to be somewhat creative in his reporting of the facts recently.
MEPs in Brussels have been debating the Commission's proposed 'Port Services Directive'. Howitt has been in print accusing UKIP MEPs of supporting this potentially damaging piece of legislation as it passed through committee. The truth is, that when the report went before the Parliament's Transport & Tourism Committee on November 21st 2005, UKIP's Mike Nattrass MEP voted against the report not once but twice, rejecting the proposal in both its original and amended forms.

Nattrass has called Howitt's intelligence into question, (Howitt is regarded as a buffoon in his group, and openly laughed about behind his back by his fellow MEPs and staff alike), speculating that he may have been 'set-up' by his own delegation.
It might simply be the case, however, that Howitt is a liar. He certainly belongs to a party where lying to discredit the opposition is not uncommon.