Dame Rebecca Harris MP Introduces Bill to Prohibit the Sale of Glue Traps Thursday, 23 July, 2026 On 15 July, Member of Parliament for Castle Point, Dame Rebecca Harris, introduced a Bill to prohibit the sale and supply of glue traps. Alongside the British Veterinary Association and wildlife charities, Rebecca believes that these devices should be banned from public sale. She has highlighted their inhumane and indiscriminate methods of trapping and killing whatever animal happens to stumble... Westminster News
Rebecca Harris MP Welcomes Government Consultation on Ending Live Animal Exports 3rd December 2020 Today, the Environment Secretary will launch an eight week consultation on ending the live export of animals for slaughter and fattening – which we have been... Westminster News
Government Announces Extra Measures to Support Students ahead of Next Summer’s Exams 3rd December 2020 The Education Secretary has unveiled a package of exceptional measures to support students taking exams and other assessments next year, to ensure they are as... Westminster News
UK authorises Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine 2nd December 2020 Today, the independent Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency formally authorised the use of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine for Covid-19 - allowing... Westminster News
Rebecca Harris MP Welcomes New Border Operations Centre 1st December 2020 Rebecca Harris MP welcomes the Government’s announcement of a new Border Operations Centre, using cutting-edge software to monitor the UK border in real-time –... Westminster News
Rebecca Harris MP Welcomes Support for Castle Point Residents Worst Hit by Pandemic 27th November 2020 The Government’s Winter Grant of £3.8m is being added to £2.4m existing funding for Essex County Council (ECC) to see struggling families and adults through... Local News
Rebecca Harris MP Welcomes Spending Review 27th November 2020 Spending Review commits to billions of pounds to help tackle coronavirus next year, including £18 billion to fund our programmes on community testing, test and... Westminster News
ESSEX is in Tier Two 26th November 2020 There are 3 tiers for local restrictions: Tier 1: Medium alert Tier 2: High alert Tier 3: Very High alert Today the Government announced which areas are in... Local News
Making a Christmas Bubble with Friends and Family 25th November 2020 Yesterday, agreement was reached on a single set of UK-wide coronavirus measures to allow family and friends to see each other over Christmas. This cannot be a... Westminster News
Global Travel Taskforce Report and Test to Release for International Travel 24th November 2020 The Government has today published the final report of the Global Travel Taskforce. Alongside this publication the Government has also announced the... Westminster News