Statement on recent Traveller incursion in Langdon Hills:

Stephen Metcalfe MP said: “I am of course aware of the recent Traveller incursion in Langdon Hills.

Stephen Metcalfe, MP for South Basildon & East Thurrock, praises Basildon World War Two veteran Don Sheppard on his 100th Birthday today and presents him with a letter of congratulations from the Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

Stephen Metcalfe, MP for South Basildon & East Thurrock, thanks Captain Tom Moore on the occasion of his 100th Birthday for raising over £31 million for the NHS. He also invites constituents to mark the 75th anniversary of VE Day on Friday 8th May from home.

Stephen Metcalfe has welcomed the announcement of the biggest increase in Essex Police funding since 2010. Essex Police’s funding settlement for 2020/21 will be £23 million more than 2019/20, a huge increase of 7.2%.

Stephen Metcalfe has met with the new Stanford-le-Hope Town Centre Policing team as the Government has announced 135 new extra officers for Essex Police for next year.

Stephen Metcalfe MP attended Basildon’s 11th Kodosai Japanese Cultural Event, marking the role of Japanese culture in Basildon’s wider community as part of Basildon’s 70th Anniversary celebrations and The Japan Season of Culture.

Stephen Metcalfe MP cautiously welcomes the announcement by the Lower Thames Crossing project to introduce a Supply Chain School to support local businesses.

Stephen Metcalfe has used his first week back in Westminster following the Summer Recess to raise his concerns over the Lower Thames Crossing with the new Government.

Stephen Metcalfe joined the Mayor of Basildon Borough, the Deputy Mayor of Ville de Meaux (France) and the Mayor of Heiligenhaus (Germany) in the Basildon town centre to celebrate Basildon’s 70th Anniversary on Saturday 31st August 2019.

Stephen Metcalfe MP welcomes a new initiative launching in September which will offer grants of between £10,000 and £20,000 to organisations working to help adults who are unemployed or inactive in the community into employment, learning or training.