What the Shadow Home Secretary fails to mention here is that of the 1,316 decline in officer numbers since 31 March 2024, 94% of them were cut by June of last year. This was under the previous Government - when he was the Policing Minister.

🚔 Great to welcome the Policing Minister Diana Johnson DBE MP 🇬🇧🇺🇦🌈 to Southend and Leigh with Bayo Alaba MP today! We showed her around, spoke about the challenges we faced last year, as well as the positive work being done as part of the Summer Safer Streets Campaign! 🚔

WE'RE BACK-TO-BACK EUROPEAN CHAMPIONS!! 🏆

Champions! Congratulations Lionesses — what a team. What a game. What drama. You dug deep when it mattered most and you’ve made the nation proud. History makers.

Get in there you amazing European Championship winning Lionesses! #WEURO2025

The Lionesses have emerged at Southend Airport to a warm welcome from England fans and are now on their way to 10 Downing Street 🦁✨

They love to moan from the sidelines. Labour gets on with the job.

According to Cllr Buck, refuting something means that it is actually true. I understand why he thinks that because his Tory/Reform group denied they’d get rid of weekly bin collections then signed us up to fortnightly. Tories lie so expect everyone else to lie.

My statement on the Palestine protest march in Southend this weekend. I welcome the conditions put in place.

they're the same picture.

Cope

We stand with Manchester in the face of their heinous, cowardly attack

In case you missed it!

Our Labour government is investing at least £10.5 billion until 2036 to help protect homes and businsesses against flooding. That is a record amount.

Labour then. Labour now. Our Best Start Family Hubs will support families right across the country.

They’ve barely aged!

I have this morning written to the Leader of Kent County Council about a number of issues following the article published yesterday by Ben Quinn

“Never Forget” “Never Forgive” Unless they want Reform membership cards…

To the opposition politicians taking umbrage with me saying this: Let me be clear, I don't think parents' pockets should be empty once they’ve fed their kids. Many working parents need this support. If other parties disagree with that then they need to take a look at

The Reform council dubbed ‘the biggest advert’ for what a Nigel Farage government would look like is in meltdown.   Reform are not serious and local residents are paying the price.