Opposing Thousands More Houses in Castle Point Monday, 7 September, 2026 On Tuesday (08/09), Rebecca will be fighting for Castle Point residents at the first hearings into the new Local Plan. The Government say Castle Point needs 11,662 new homes. The Council’s Plan proposes 6,196. Rebecca argues that with overloaded roads, flooding and drainage problems and stretched infrastructure, the Borough cannot cope with thousands more houses. The Planning Inspectors will use... Local 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
COVID-19 Related Grants Currently Available for Charities and Local Community Organisations 24th November 2020 The Government have given Essex County Council and other authorities money to support community organisations across Essex when we moved into tier 2 and the... Local News
