Labour's Economic Mismanagement Sees Benefit Claimants Rise by 95 in Castle Point Wednesday, 22 April, 2026 Claimant count in Castle Point has risen by 95 since Labour took office in June 2024, reaching 1,350 in March 2026. Nationally, the claimant count stands at 1,722,830 – up from 1,640,155 at the time of the General Election. Only the Conservatives have a plan to Get Britain Working Again. NEW figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show that the claimant count in Castle Point has... Reports
Rebecca Harris MP welcomes increased protections for agency and other atypical workers 9th April 2019 Under the current Government, there are more people in work in every region of the United Kingdom than ever before and wages are currently growing at their... Articles
Rebecca Harris MP welcomes pay rise for 151,000 people in the East of England, as the biggest ever increase to the National Living Wage comes into effect. 1st April 2019 151,000 people in the East of England working on the National Living Wage received a 5 per cent pay rise today, in the biggest pay increase for low paid workers... Westminster News
Statement on this week's indicative votes on Brexit 28th March 2019 On Monday, the Speaker broke with hundreds of years of Parliamentary convention by allowing backbench MPs rather than the Government to come up with their own... Articles
MP and Conservative Councillors welcome Government announcement of £1.5 million for Canvey Seafront Regeneration 23rd March 2019 Local MP Rebecca Harris and Conservative councillors at Castle Point Borough Council have welcomed the Government’s £1.52 million funding for the Canvey Island... Local News
Rebecca Harris joins Sir David Attenborough CBE and the Rt Hon Penny Mordaunt MP to call for Britain to lead in the fight against plastic pollution 22nd March 2019 On Monday evening, Rebecca Harris joined Sir David Attenborough CBE and International Development Secretary Rt Hon Penny Mordaunt MP in Parliament to raise... Articles
Young People’s Q & A with Rebecca Harris MP 18th March 2019 Castle Point MP Rebecca Harris met with the young people of Quality Foster Care for a Q&A at their offices in Benfleet High Road during half term. Agency Social... Local News
Statement on recent votes in Parliament regarding our withdrawal from the European Union 15th March 2019 I have long held the view that we should leave the EU and campaigned for Vote Leave in the run-up to the Referendum. Our constituency had the third highest... Westminster News
Rebecca Harris MP learns about the impact of the Government's healthy fruit scheme for KS1 children 14th March 2019 Last week, Rebecca Harris MP met leading suppliers of the Government’s fruit and vegetable scheme at an event hosted in the Palace of Westminster... Articles
Statement on Essex County Council's consultation on future of Essex library services 28th January 2019 A number of residents have contacted me over the past couple of weeks regarding Essex County Council’s current consultation on the future of Essex library... Local News
