Baroness Sarah Ludford MEP

Liberal Democrat Member of the European Parliament for London

 Sarah Ludford MEP

Arsenal gets the best from Europe!

6.19.00pm UTC (GMT +0000) Mon 17th May 2004

Sarah Ludford, Bridget Fox and Laura Willoughby with Patrick Vieira at the Arsenal civic celebrations 2004 (photography: Paul Naish)

Sarah Ludford and Islington's Liberal Democrat Parliamentary spokeswomen Bridget Fox and Laura Willoughby congratulate Patrick Vieira on Arsenal's unbeaten record

London's Euro-MP Baroness Sarah Ludford joined thousands of Londoners on the streets of Islington on Sunday (16th) to celebrate the achievements of her local team Arsenal, winning the Premiership with an unbeaten record.

Speaking (in French!) with manager Arsene Wenger at the civic celebrations in the Town Hall Baroness Ludford thanked him, and Patrick Vieira and Thierry Henry for what they have done for Anglo-French relations in North London. She said:

"Arsene Wenger, Patrick Vieira and Thierry Henry have done more to make swathes of North London and beyond feel warmly about Europe than any politician. This season Arsenal has shown how to get the best out of Europe!

"Arsenal benefits greatly from its Continental talent, yet is no less a North London team. Euro-sceptics (as well as of course the other teams in the Premiership) could learn much from my local team!"

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