Protecting Our Environment

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

The future of dozens of farms and farmers, and hundreds of jobs, across the Brentwood and Ongar constituency was the focus of a major rally and parliamentary debate on Monday to show the vindictiveness of Labour’s Family Farm Tax.Despite Labour Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Environment Secretary S

I was very pleased to join the wonderful group of Community Pride litter pickers from Moreton, Bobbingworth & The Lavers at the weekend.

I hope everyone reading this paper today had a good Christmas break, and are looking forward to all that the New Year brings.As 2025 comes into view, I will be continuing to make the case for better measures to tackle rural crime and fly-tipping and to support local farmers – many of whom are curren

The last month of 2024 has seen many of our local farmers facing a future which includes Labour’s Family Farm Tax, a change to the way in which inheritance tax on farms (which are, of course, businesses) will work as the land and assets pass from generation to generation.I have spoken to farmers who

We have many lovely and historic churches in Brentwood and Ongar.

I’m very pleased Kemi Badenoch, the MP for North West Essex, has made it to the final two in the Conservative leadership selection.

In a rural constituency like Brentwood and Ongar, the fight against rural crime is a very real and ongoing issue for those living in more isolated communities, including farmers and rural businesses. Essex Police, with the assistance of the Essex Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner, Roger Hirst, ha

My return to Parliament after the summer recess has been busy, and I have been able to catch up on two key local issues which are affecting many of my constituents.  I met the new Leader of Brentwood Borough Council, Cllr Barry Aspinell this week, to ask him to continue the excellent work done

All households in the Brentwood and Ongar constituency should have received a delivery of my Brentwood and Ongar Matters newsletter during the month of August.