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An MP has offered his support to a humanitarian aid appeal designed to help Ukrainians displaced by the Russian invasion. 

Local community sports organisiations can bid for emergency funding to help repair facilities damaged by the recent storms. 

NHS staff in Rochford were visited by the Health Secretary on Monday.

Sajid Javid was joined by James Duddridge MP, Member of Parliament for Rochford and Southend East, to see first-hand the work being carried out by the Urgent Community Response Team (UCRT).

James Duddridge MP has been appointed Parliamentary Private Secretary (PPS) to the Prime Minister following Boris Johnson’s reshuffle on Tuesday.

The Member of Parliament for Rochford and Southend East said he was looking forward to working with the Prime Minister.  

James said:

James Duddridge MP has met with a group of residents objecting to plans to cover large parts of Thorpe Bay in speed bumps. 

The Member of Parliament sat down with the group on Friday afternoon (4th February 2022). 

James Duddridge MP has thanked local posties for their hard work during a visit to the Royal Mail’s sorting office in Southend.

The Member of Parliament for Rochford and Southend East visited the mail centre in Short Street on Wednesday morning (22nd December).

James was joined by Southend West candidate Anna Firth to present Southend Samaritans with a hard-earned cheque for £1,591.

South Essex College is set to open one of nine new Institutes of Technology across the country to train people for technical careers that will plug skills gaps.

James Duddridge MP has criticised proposed cuts to Southend's weekly bin collections. 

It follows reports in the local media that Southend Borough Council was considering the introduction of fortnightly collections, a move opposed by local Conservatives. 

James Duddridge has urged residents, wherever possible, to support the annual ‘Small Business Saturday’ campaign and to consider shopping locally not just this Saturday but throughout the year to support the hard-working small businesses all across the constituency.