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News

Coronavirus Is Still With Us: Vulnerable To Be Offered Spring Jab

COVID-19 infections are reducing, but local doctors, nurses and clinicians are warning it is still alive and kicking, with the most vulnerable people remain at risk. Consequently, NHS Mid and South Essex have been in touch to confirm a spring vaccination will be offered to those eligible from 17 Ap

Prime Minister's Statement on Reviewing Plan B Measures

Today, in a statement to the House, the Prime Minister announced that, in the coming days and weeks, we shall be returning to Plan A: from now, the Government is no longer asking people to work from home and people should now speak to their employers about arrangements for returning to the office

Boost Your Christmas

I suspect many people feel they are playing a strange game of British Bulldog at the moment, just trying to get to Christmas without being knocked to the floor by Covid. Since the first case in Brentwood at the end of last month, transmission of Omicron has increased exponential

Omicron Emergency Boost

Please, get your Covid-19 booster now. As the Prime Minister made clear at the weekend, there is a tidal wave of Omicron coming, and it is now clear that two doses of vaccine are simply not enough to give the level of protection we all need.

Winter Plan for Covid

There’s a tentative sense of confidence after eighteen months of lockdown and restrictions on our lives caused by the rapid spread of various variants of COVID-19.

Roadmap For Easing Restrictions

As stated in the the Prime Minister's press release, the roadmap outlines the four steps for easing restrictions with dates being indicative and subject to change. Before proceeding to the next step, the Government will examine the data to assess the impact of previous easements.

International Travel Traffic Light System

On Friday 7 May 2021, the Secretary of State for Transport announced that international travel can begin to safely reopen from 17 May, allowing people to go on foreign holidays to 'green list' countries. Importantly, strict rules on testing and quarantine will remain in place to prot

Latest Updates from HMRC

Support Available as Lockdown Eases Furloughing employees If a business in the constituency continues to be affected by coronavirus, employers may be able to claim grants under the CJRS.  The UK Government will continue to pay 80% of furloughed employees’ usual wages for the hours not worked, up t

COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout - Latest Updates and FAQs

As of the 25th April, 53% of people in Brentwood and Ongar have now had at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine and, as a nation, we are still on target to deliver vaccines to all adults by the end of July. On the 11th January, the Government published their Covid-19 Vaccine Delivery