Group told to leave parliament over fears of secret lobbying

AN organisation, representing businesses and members of the European Parliament, will be asked to leave their offices inside the parliament just five months after first moving in.

Some MEPs have accused the body, The European Business and Parliament Scheme (EBPS), of being a secret lobby for big business including British tobacco, Microsoft and Unilever.

But the EBPS say their main function is to educate parliamentarians about the commercial and business world by giving them an opportunity to spend a few days with the companies affiliated.