This month I said farewell to our superb Borough Police Commander, Stephen Clayman, who has served Havering for the last three years. I thanked him for his...

I am always struck by the number of constituents I meet with East End roots. Many witnessed first hand the transformation of the area’s disused docks in the...

There is cautious optimism as I write this Vision column in mid-January that London may have passed the peak of the Omicron wave of covid and I am glad we were...

As the New Year begins, I wanted to give constituents a progress update on some of my local manifesto commitments. First, the new NHS Health Hub in Hornchurch...

Two years on from the December 2019 election, I wanted to use my last Recorder column of 2021 to give constituents a progress update on some of my local...

I was glad to attend the beautiful and poignant Hornchurch Remembrance Parade and Service in November which saw an incredible turnout from the community and...

It was a joy to be back in the classroom last week with visits to Hall Mead secondary school in Upminster and Broadford Primary on Harold Hill. I was there to...

As the MP for Hornchurch & Upminster, I was incredibly saddened to hear of the death of my predecessor, James Brokenshire, who served the communities of...

Julia Lopez MP has written to Mayor Sadiq Khan and Met Commissioner, Cressida Dick, asking them not to neglect policing needs in London’s outer boroughs. The...