SIR – Again, the very real issues under debate in the European Parliament have been misrepresented to serve the purposes of Euroscepticism.

So we see reports the EU is to ban the sale of eggs by the dozen, fuelled by a huge dose of outrage from Conservative politicians.

It is a re-run of Tory fury at an apparent recent EU proposal to rename the English Channel, ‘Le Pond’. Both are untrue.

The legislation in question is the draft EU regulation on food labelling, which all mainstream British parties supported in a vote in Strasbourg.

It will ensure consumers have clear nutritional labelling on front of the pack (salt, sugar, fats and calories) so they can make an informed choice about the food they buy.

Crucially, it tightens up country-of-origin labels to ensure British meat is truthfully labelled as such – a key issue for British farmers.

There is nothing which would prevent food being labelled by number. Rest assured, eggs can still be sold by the dozen.

With deep cuts being made to public services, police forces, welfare budgets, capital projects and the scrapping of Yorkshire Forward, there are surely more pressing issues for the new Government than fighting phoney wars in Europe.

Linda McAvan, Labour MEP for Yorkshire and the Humber