Households in Dagenham and Rainham will be £870 worse off under Sunak’s tax plan.

Figures show that for every 10p working people will pay in tax under the Tories’ plan, they will only get getting 5p back, meaning that people in Dagenham and Rainham are still worse off under this government.

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‘I am proud to back the campaigns from the Royal British Legion to do right by the veterans who have served the UK’.

We depend so much on our public sector workers such as doctors, nurses, police, teachers and our armed services men and women, we need them for our safety and security, health and well being and for our future.

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Dagenham and Rainham Labour representatives welcome news that action is finally being taken on scandalously high building insurance costs forced on leaseholders.

I have been trying to provide advice and support for so many leaseholder families in Dagenham and Rainham due to what looks like blatant profiteering by some insurance companies.

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‘The direct consequences of fuel poverty are dreadful for families and can lead to tragic outcomes’-Figures reveal 17% of households across Dagenham and Rainham are in fuel poverty.

‘In 2021 before the energy crisis took hold there were 5,307 households in Dagenham and Rainham living on a low income in an energy inefficient home, that’s 12% of all households. That figure is shocking enough, but today’s estimate is that there are 7,642 households in fuel poverty locally, a staggering 44% increase.’

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‘It’s not good enough for the Prime Minister to put up lame excuses about strikes by NHS doctors causing the problem. He should be sitting round the table negotiating and resolving the issues’-Margaret Mullane.

One of the Prime Minister’s pledges was to reduce NHS waiting lists, in fact since he made that promise the number of people waiting for treatments has increased.

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