Eleanor Laing24 Jul 2025Council votes to urge government to shut asylum hotelEpping Forest District Council votes unanimously to push for the closure of the Bell Hotel after protests.24 Jul 20254 Jul 2024Theresa May and 'bionic' MP awarded peeragesNew honours and peerages are announced just minutes before polls closed in the general election. 4 Jul 202423 May 2024Fifth Essex MP to stand down at general electionDeputy speaker and Epping MP Eleanor Laing to step down at the general election after 27 years.23 May 202427 Mar 2024Veteran MP cleared of flouting Covid-19 rulesAllegations made against four Conservative MPs are not upheld, a report concludes.27 Mar 20246 Dec 2023Thatcher's three PMQs mentions after three decades awayMargaret Thatcher’s name leaves many MPs laughing and some frontbenchers struggling to be heard in the Commons.6 Dec 202316 Nov 2023MPs say they have not been fined over lockdown eventPolice are investigating alleged breaches of Covid rules at an event in Parliament in December 2020.16 Nov 20238 Jun 2022Nandy asked to withdraw Tory MP corruption claimBob Seely says the shadow levelling up secretary makes "completely untrue" claims and calls for an apology.8 Jun 202218 Oct 2021Our families fear for our personal safety, say MPsMPs have described their experience of threats to their safety as tributes are paid to Sir David Amess.18 Oct 202124 Feb 2021MP told to 'dress properly' for video call debateJonathan Gullis was barred from speaking in the House of Commons until he had put on a jacket.24 Feb 2021
