Cost of Living Support

The Conservative Party plan to abolish Stamp Duty for the family home could save homeowners who want to move in Brentwood and Ongar an average of £15,500.The plan to cut stamp duty on the family home is opposed by Labour Party, the Liberal Democrats and Green Party.Stamp duty is a key blocker to pur

The amenity of Brentwood High Street has been all-changing in the last month. There’s no traffic or traffic noise, as the road has been closed off for gas works and road resurfacing to take place. But it’s been far from quiet.

Spending time with like-minded politicians and activists at the annual Conservative Party Conference is a key part of my year, and none more so than this year.Since Kemi Badenoch became the leader of the Conservative Party last year, I have been part of a small team working with her on a review of a

The changing of the clocks at the weekend to British Summer Time has been a welcome return to lighter evenings, and the recent sunshine has been something of a relief from the grim news of recent weeks.

Families in Brentwood and Ongar are in line for £1,191 of cost increases from today, 1st April.

Today [Tuesday 18 March 2025] Kemi Badenoch, Leader of the Conservative Party, announced the Policy Renewal Programme. We are living off the inheritance of previous generations. For three centuries, every era in our country’s history left a better legacy for its children. The greatnes

Madam Deputy Speaker, on the day he took office, the Prime Minister said he wanted to restore trust to British politics “with actions, not words”. Well today, his actions speak for themselves. With a Budget that contains broken promise after broken promise. And reveals the simple trut

Since last writing for the Ongar News, the Labour Government has made a host of announcements, many of which will impact people here in Ongar.

The Conference recess, which takes place at this time of year to enable the political party conferences to be held up and down the country, offers a good opportunity to get out and about in Brentwood and Ongar.In the coming days I’ll be posting pictures and information about my conversation with the

This week is Pensions Awareness Week.