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
£3,838,050.28 announced to further support vulnerable children and families in Essex County Council this Winter 8th November 2020 Essex County Council to receive £3,838,050.28 from the Government for food and supplies for vulnerable households as part of £170 million package Extension of... Local News
Whole City Mass Testing Pilot Launched Today 6th November 2020 From Today, we will launch a whole city mass testing pilot in Liverpool – using the latest technology to get the virus under control. To respond to coronavirus... Westminster News
Coronavirus Jobs Retention Scheme Extended to End of March 2021 5th November 2020 We recently announced the extension of the Coronavirus Jobs Retention Scheme (CJRS) from 1 November until 2 December. As we saw from the first lockdown, the... Westminster News
Helen’s Law has received Royal Assent 4th November 2020 Murderers and paedophiles who hold back information on their victims could now face longer behind bars after the Prisoners (Disclosure of Information About... Westminster News
Prime Minister's update on COVID-19 for November 31st October 2020 The Prime Minister Boris Johnson has given an update on Covid-19: The overrunning of the NHS would be a medical and moral disaster beyond the raw loss of life... Westminster News
Essex Police bolstered by 82 extra police officers 29th October 2020 Rebecca Harris has welcomed the announcement that nearly 6,000 extra officers have been recruited in the first year of the Government’s major police recruitment... Local News
East of England Businesses Set to Benefit from Historic Japan Trade Deal Signed Today 23rd October 2020 The UK-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) is the first deal the UK has struck as an independent trading nation A British-shaped deal that... Local News
Government Announces Extra £220,000 for Castle Point Borough Council to Continue Providing Vital Services during Coronavirus 23rd October 2020 Castle Point Borough Council to benefit from extra £220,000 in funding announced by the Government Councils have received £6.4 billion in additional direct... Local News
Rebecca Harris MP Welcomes the Home Secretary’s Announcement of Changes to the Immigration Rules 23rd October 2020 On 22 October 2020, the Home Secretary laid before the House a Statement of Changes to the Immigration Rules. In this statement it was announced that the... Westminster News
