Protecting Our Environment

I was very pleased to join the wonderful group of Community Pride litter pickers from Moreton, Bobbingworth & The Lavers at the weekend.

The last month of 2024 has seen many of our local farmers facing a future which includes Labour’s Family Farm Tax, a change to the way in which inheritance tax on farms (which are, of course, businesses) will work as the land and assets pass from generation to generation.I have spoken to farmers who

We have many lovely and historic churches in Brentwood and Ongar.

I’m very pleased Kemi Badenoch, the MP for North West Essex, has made it to the final two in the Conservative leadership selection.

In a rural constituency like Brentwood and Ongar, the fight against rural crime is a very real and ongoing issue for those living in more isolated communities, including farmers and rural businesses. Essex Police, with the assistance of the Essex Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner, Roger Hirst, ha

My return to Parliament after the summer recess has been busy, and I have been able to catch up on two key local issues which are affecting many of my constituents.  I met the new Leader of Brentwood Borough Council, Cllr Barry Aspinell this week, to ask him to continue the excellent work done

All households in the Brentwood and Ongar constituency should have received a delivery of my Brentwood and Ongar Matters newsletter during the month of August.

I met with the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, the Rt. Hon.

It's been a difficult couple of years since I last published a newspaper, but a summary of some of the big issues here in Brentwood and Ongar is now available and being delivered to every house in the constituency.

Over the summer I have been able to get out and about across the Brentwood and Ongar constituency to start meeting people face to face again for the first time in more than a year. I’ve been able to spend time with local farmers, who were trying to make what their could of the disappointing weather