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Rainham and Wennington Labour Action Team have been actively working with residents along Wennington Road since November and pressured the council to reinstate the badly damaged traffic calming signage along Wennington Road near East Hall Lane.
Bailey Nash-Gardner will not be rejoining the Conservative party but has chosen to join Reform UK, saying he can no longer remain in a party that has become “narrower, more controlled and increasingly uncomfortable with principled disagreement.”
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Romford’s Reform Member of Parliament Andrew Rosindell MP this week took Reform MPs and its leader Nigel Farage to meet the Chagossian people here in the UK, highlighting the ongoing struggle for self-determination and shining a spotlight on the government’s handling of the British Overseas Territory. Mr Rosindell has long campaigned for the rights of the Chagossian people and continues to call for urgent action to ensure their voices are heard.
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Havering will say no to any plans to house asylum seekers in council properties, as local leaders warn the borough is already at breaking point and cannot cope with further pressure on public services.
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With Romford’s MP Andrew Rosindell crossing to Reform, questions are now swirling over whether more Havering councillors will follow suit, sparking speculation ahead of this year’s local elections.
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Havering Council’s Cabinet announced on Wednesday 14 January that the St Kilda’s Children’s Centre in Eastern Road, Romford, would be the chief beneficiary of the Labour Government’s new Family Hub funding, with satellite projects coming to Harold Hill.
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In 2001 Andrew Rosindell became the Conservative Member of Parliament for Romford, winning a seat that had previously been Labour and reshaping the town’s political identity. Having already made his mark as a tireless Conservative councillor for Collier Row, Mr Rosindell was by far one of the hardest working local politicians Romford had seen. He was ever present on the streets of Collier Row and Romford and quickly became, and remains, one of the most recognisable faces across Havering.
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The Member of Parliament for Romford Andrew Rosindell MP- yesterday evening released a statement after becoming the seventh MP to
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Romford’s MP Andrew Rosindell has left the Conservative Party and defected to Reform, becoming the seventh Member of Parliament to do so. The decision marks a major political shift for Romford and brings to an end Mr Rosindell’s 45 year association with the Conservatives.
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Labour councils across London have committed to defending the Freedom Pass in full after strong opposition to proposals that could
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The Romford MP Andrew Rosindell, who has long championed animal welfare, has called on the Government to address the forgotten issue of roadkill and animal safety on British roads. Since becoming a Member of Parliament, Mr Rosindell has worked tirelessly to protect animals, including leading the fight to ban live exports, a form of animal abuse. Now, he is urging the Government to think carefully about animals in its Road Safety Bill, a matter of particular concern in Havering.
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News from Havering Labour Councillors. At the meeting of Overview and Scrutiny Board on Thursday 8th January, a cross-party committee
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For pensioners in Havering, the Freedom Pass is a lifeline. Taking it away would isolate older residents and strip them of their independence”-Andrew Rosindell MP.
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The Member of Parliament for Romford-Andrew Rosindell MP, has issued a strong New Year message warning against proposed government plans to introduce a digital ID system.
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As we approach a new year, and one that will also see local elections, now is the time for a Christmas and New Year message that calls on all those involved in local politics to work together for the good of Havering.
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Havering Council has outlined what the Government’s provisional Local Government Settlement means for the borough, amid headlines suggesting the authority’s funding will rise by more than £83 million.
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The Member of Parliament for Dagenham and Rainham, Margaret Mullane MP, has given a welcome to the announcement of the Government’s funding settlement for Havering Council. The system that had been in place for allocating grant funding from the Government over the period of the Conservatives being in power at Westminster, had skewed resources away from areas of need towards more affluent parts of England.
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On December 18, 2025, Havering Council leaders visited Downing Street to submit a petition for fairer government funding, highlighting significant local funding drops and rising service demands, urging a review of outdated funding formulas.
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The Member of Parliament for Romford, Andrew Rosindell MP, has issued a strong statement following the horrendous antisemitic attack in Australia.
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David Lammy has introduced plans to allow some criminal cases to be tried without a jury, replacing them with judge-only
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