News Release from Alex Burghart MP - Brentwood and Ongar Farmers Fight Labour's Family Farm Tax Friday, 15 November, 2024 15th November 2024 For immediate release Alex Burghart MP has held a meeting with local farmers who farm and manage land across his Brentwood and Ongar constituency, to hear their concerns and fears for the future of family farms under the labour Government’s decision to impose a family farm tax. Despite their assurances ahead of the election, Labour have betrayed farmers by imposing this tax... Local News
Voting Technology and Praise for Essex Police 17th September 2024 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... Articles
Help and Support for Brentwood and Ongar's Pensioners - Organisations Offering Advice and Guidance 10th September 2024 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... Articles
Supporting Pensioners Against Labour's Cruel Winter Fuel Payment Cut 10th September 2024 I will this afternoon vote against Labour’s plan to cut winter fuel payments for pensioners in Brentwood and Ongar after the Conservatives forced a Labour u... Westminster News
Back to School and Parliament 10th September 2024 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... Articles
Labour's Winter Fuel Payment Withdrawal "Deeply Dishonest" 4th September 2024 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... Articles
Historic England Funding Available to Celebrate Working Class History 29th August 2024 Good news for local history groups as Historic England makes new funding for its Everyday Heritage grants programme available, celebrating working class... Local News
Ongar News - Campaigns Update Post-General Election 5th August 2024 After a busy and tough General Election campaign, I was delighted to be re-elected as your Member of Parliament in the early hours of 5 July. As the only... Local News
Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner's Consultation Survey - Have Your Say 25th July 2024 Have your say on what the Policing and Crime priorities and Fire and Rescue priorities should be for the next four years. Following his re-election in May... Local News
Brentwood and Ongar Residents Urged to Prepare for Telephone Digital Switchover 23rd July 2024 Campaign to raise awareness of the upcoming end of analogue phone lines by 2025. A campaign has been launched by Essex County Council to raise awareness of... Local News
