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
New Offence to Tackle Dog Theft Moves Step Closer 18th November 2021 Today the Government will announce details on a new offence of dog theft – helping to crack down on this abhorrent crime as we build back safer from the... Westminster News
COVID-19 UPDATE: Government Accepts JCVI Advice to Extend Booster Programme to People Aged 40 and Over & Offer a Second Dose to People Aged 16 to 17 16th November 2021 Our COVID-19 vaccination programme has been an internationally recognised success. To date, 87% of people aged 12 and over have received one dose of a COVID-19... Westminster News
COP26 – Week 2 15th November 2021 COP26 is the world’s last, best chance to reach an agreement on the action needed to avert catastrophic climate change and support those already experiencing... Westminster News
COVID-19 UPDATE: NHS and Social Care Staff will be Required to get the COVID-19 Vaccine by April 2022 10th November 2021 Yesterday the Government announced that NHS staff will be required to get the COVID-19 vaccine by April 2022, this will keep vulnerable patients and staff safe... Westminster News
Rebecca Harris MP Urges Castle Point Residents to Protect Themselves as the UK Reaches Historic Milestone of 10 Million Booster Jabs 8th November 2021 More than 10 million people across the UK - including 996,164 in the East of England - have now received a COVID-19 booster or third jab to protect themselves... Westminster News
COP26 – Week 1 7th November 2021 COP26 is the world’s last, best chance to reach agreement on the action needed to avert catastrophic climate change and support those already experiencing its... Westminster News
235 Extra Police Officers Recruited in Essex to Keep Streets Safe 29th October 2021 Newly released figures show that 235 police officers have been recruited in Essex as part of the Conservative Government’s pledge to put 20,000 more officers on... Westminster News
Autumn Budget & Spending Review 2021 27th October 2021 Increasing health spending by 3.9% in real terms over this Parliament – an increase of £41 billion Raising the National Living Wage by 6.6% to £9.50, giving a... Westminster News
Pre Autumn Budget Announcements 25th October 2021 Ahead of the Budget on Wednesday, the Chancellor has announced a £5.9 billion cash injection for the NHS to reduce the backlog and make sure everyone can get... Westminster News
