Harlow MP Chris Vince promoted to Department for Housing, Communities and Local Government

Chris Vince / Thu 21st May 2026 at 06:43am

HARLOW MP Chris Vince has been promoted to Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Department for Housing, Communities and Local Government.

Mr Vince said: “I am delighted to have been promoted to Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Department for Housing, Communities and Local Government supporting Steve Reed and his amazing team of ministers.

I’m looking forward to working with them and feel honoured to have been given this role.

“This does not change my commitment to the constituency. My work in Harlow and the villages is the most important part of my job.”

13 Comments for Harlow MP Chris Vince promoted to Department for Housing, Communities and Local Government:

Nicholas Taylor

2026-05-21 08:15:21

Well I wonder if, in his new role, he will support the actions being taken by ECC and HDC to reverse the proposed changes to Local Government in Essex?

Val

2026-05-21 08:52:17

Chris Vince the total Starmer Yes Man apparatchik!

David Forman

2026-05-21 09:39:36

That's what happens when you are super loyal to the Labour Together faction. Steve Reed being a leading light of this discredited faction that is noted in a scandal to smear journalists. Cabinet Office minister Josh Simons, when he was boss of Labour Together, hired a dodgy US press relations firm to falsely accuse numerous journalists who were investigating Labour Together's £730k undeclared donations from wealthy businessmen. Not one word of condemnation from Vince, who has fully supported Labour Together's big business agenda.

David Forman

2026-05-21 09:41:40

This article explains Steve Reed and Labour Together: https://insidecroydon.com/2026/02/16/cabinet-office-to-look-at-the-facts-of-reeds-labour-together/

Seamus

2026-05-21 10:23:28

I did have a slight chuckle to myself when I saw one of those groups were communities. I hope he does better nationally than he has done locally.

Who cares

2026-05-21 15:10:07

Of all the people to be a career politician, I’d had high hopes it wouldn’t be him. What a disappointment.

Stuart J

2026-05-21 16:56:43

I wonder if he will still be a MP after the next General Election?

Tony Treacher

2026-05-21 18:46:43

I’ve met Chris Vince several times, and not been impressed, I’ve been a Labour supporter all my life, a shop steward, works conveneer, but, when Jeremy Corbyn got elected as leader, I stopped my membership, because of his political views, and now we have Starmer, who in my opinion is useless, and so at 80, I’m thinking of voting Reform?

Adam

2026-05-22 08:26:37

Weird then we never see him at all, unlike our previous MP who was very visible and approachable. As for being a secretary hopefully it will teach him some skills for when he leaves office, wonder how good his short hand. I prefer my secretaries blond, female and hot but hey ho may the rumours about Keir are right. This is a joke by the way like out current MP and government.