It was excellent to see so many Essex Members of Parliament, Borough District and County Councillors and candidates for the May local elections gathering at Hutton Hall on Friday for the launch of the Conservatives’ Essex election campaign, presided over by my party’s leader, and Leader of His Majes
The next Conservative Government will restore visible policing and clear consequences for the anti-social behaviour and street disorder that are making too many communities feel unsafe. As a result Essex police would benefit from 303 new police officers, delivering law and order with stronger p
6th January 2026In a further update on this year local council elections, the Rt Hon Steve Reed OBE MP, Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, has written this week to Council Leaders to confirm which elections are going ahead and which are being postponed.As planned, it h
As Storm Goretti gracefully swept a band of sleet, rain and winds through Essex, I found myself on a muddy footpath a couple of miles from Ongar admiring a sty full of pigs while a flock of geese honked crossly from a nearby shed, angry they were being kept inside to protect them from the latest bir
As the Parliamentary session draws to a close this week, there is a chance to look back on the year.The Government’s Planning and Infrastructure Bill, which threatens to ride roughshod over the views of local people when it comes to maintaining our green belt and listening to concerns about water su
I was recently invited to visit East London Textiles (ELT) in Lambourne End, a major textile-recycling company employing around 100 people. The experience was both eye-opening and deeply impressive.
I hold regular meetings with the Police Fire and Crime Commissioner for Essex, Roger Hirst, and the team policing Brentwood and Ongar for Essex Police, so it was good to hear from out District Commander, Chief Inspector Terry Fisher, recently with news of the new Brentwood Neighbourhood Policing Tea
Essex County Council has today confirmed elections for county councillors, due in May, will not take place this year after the Government accepted the Council's application to the Devolution Priority Programme.I am against the postponement of these important elections and will making this clear to t
