Copyright Directive that would require internet companies to make 'best efforts' to prevent people uploading copyrighted materials, including those contained in internet memes. Honeyball did not stand in the Labour list for the 2019 European Parliament election, and announced, shortly after voting closed, that she had left the Labour Party, citing the party's "disastrous stance on Brexit" and the party's failure to act on anti-Semitism within the party. She rejoined the Labour Party in 2021. Honeyball has described herself as "a humanist", and has been a regular blogger on women's rights, religion, and politics. She is a patron of Humanists UK. References External links Profile on European Parliament website 1952 births Living people Alumni of Somerville College, Oxford Labour Party (UK) councillors Co-operative Party politicians Politics of the London Borough of Hackney Councillors in the London Borough of Barnet People from Weymouth, Dorset Labour Party (UK) MEPs MEPs for England 1999–2004 MEPs for England 2004–2009 MEPs for England 2009–2014 MEPs for England 2014–2019 English humanists British secularists Labour Party (UK) parliamentary candidates 20th-century women MEPs for England 21st-century women MEPs for England Women councillors in England