John Hume was one of the greats of the European Parliament and our colleague in the PES. We were never prouder than when we nominated him for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1998. The SDLP’s work as a PES party is not done. Northern Ireland needs a strong progressive voice now more than ever.
We note that this weekend SDLP party members will vote on a proposal to enter in to a partnership with an ALDE member party that competes directly with a PES member party in another jurisdiction. We are confident our sister party will ponder thoroughly the consequences of its decision.
