This is not the Christmas break that any of us had hoped for. After a long and difficult 2020, many will be looking back at the year with a sense of loss and...

The impact of the pandemic continues to be felt in myriad ways, including our precious services for Remembrance Sunday. I was grateful nonetheless to be able to...

I write this column just after Remembrance Sunday, when I laid wreaths at the war memorials in Upminster and Hornchurch. Remembrance Sunday is the most...

LAUNCHING NEW COVID FRAUD HOTLINE To support people and businesses through the pandemic, the government has introduced over 150 Covid support schemes. I know...

As we grapple with the economic impact of the pandemic, my team and I want to do what we can to support residents in finding work. Earlier this month we joined...

This month, our local schools are welcoming the full return of children from all age groups, and over the summer I joined Prime Minister Boris Johnson on a...

Getting kids back to school this month has rightly been a priority. With the pandemic putting enormous pressure on the jobs market, however, we must also make...

I welcome news that Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Trust (BHRUT) is set to receive an additional £4,100,000 in order to support A&E capacity ahead...

This week, the government launched the Eat Out to Help Out scheme which will give people in Hornchurch and Upminster up to 50% off their bills in restaurants...