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Since last writing for the Ongar News, the Labour Government has made a host of announcements, many of which will impact people here in Ongar. The most...

The Conference recess, which takes place at this time of year to enable the political party conferences to be held up and down the country, offers a good...

I was pleased to hear this week that the proposals to take intermediate care beds away from Brentwood Community Hospital and use the facility as a 50 bed stroke...

One of the ways in which the UK Parliament has moved itself into the 21st century, even within the seven years I have been a Member of Parliament, is by...

This week is Pensions Awareness Week. There are many and varied rules surrounding the pensions industry, implications for tax if you choose to make money out of...

The last week has seen children return to school and Parliamentarians return to Westminster after the summer break. There have been some (positive) changes for...

While the summer has been mostly quiet, with Members of Parliament setting up their offices again after July’s General Election and catching up on constituency...

The latest consultation about National Grid’s proposal to build a line of massive pylons from Norwich to Tilbury, through Ingatestone, Haverings Grove and West...

My work as the Member of Parliament for Brentwood and Ongar is returning to normal after the hiatus caused by the six week general Election campaign. As I look...