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"The EU needs to look at its own problems" - Clare Daly on civil rights, Russia & life as an MEP

"The EU needs to look at its own problems" - Clare Daly on civil rights, Russia & life as an MEP

This week Harry and Hugh talk to MEP Clare Daly, …

Inside Politics with Hugh Linehan · Declan Conlon

February 24, 202159m 47s

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Show Notes

This week Harry and Hugh talk to MEP Clare Daly, who since her election as an MEP for Dublin in 2019 has been an outspoken voice in Brussels on the issues she champions, such as her opposition to defence spending and the imprisonment of Julian Assange. They talk about Clare's controversial comments on jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, Covid-19 restrictions and the challenge to get people back home to pay attention to what goes on in the parliament.But first Harry explains what went so badly wrong with the government's Covid-19 communications in the past week.

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