My reason for wanting to leave the EU was simple, I believe that the laws which govern our lives, the decisions which affect each and every one of us and the taxes that we must all pay should be decided here in this country, not in Brussels.

Rebecca was a leading figure in the fight to Save The Deanes School, giving the final speech at the public hearing before the School's Adjudicator ruled that the school should remain open.

One of Rebecca's first campaigns as a Member of Parliament was to bring about a change in the law in relation to the legislation governing private clamping companies.

Rebecca has campaigned on the issue of medical fitness to drive ever since hearing the heartbreaking story of one of her constituents, Reverend Brenda Gutberlet.

Good causes in Castle Point have been missing out on National Lottery funding for years, Rebecca has been working to change this.