FOLLOWING many emails and messages from Harlow residents, Robert Halfon MP has written to the US Ambassador raising his concerns about the death of George Floyd in America and to the UK Prime Minister urging him to set out what “positive and concrete measures” are…

HARLOW MP Robert Halfon has criticised plans to force MPs back to the House of Commons Mr Halfon, who has been shielding for over ten weeks, said the government must allow “those MPs genuinely affected by Covid-19, ie sick, shielding, or self-isolating” to be able…

HARLOW MP Robert Halfon has “expressed his regrets” at tweeting in support of the prime minister’s government adviser Dominic Cummings after it was revealed the the adviser travelled from London to Durham contrary to government guidance on lockdown. Mr Halfon said: “I would first like…

HARLOW MP Robert Halfon has accused his own government of planning to “euthanise” vulnerable MPs when parliament is ordered to return next month. Ahead of a fierce clash in the Commons over the move, Robert Halfon attacked the decision to abandon online voting and participation…

THE Department for Education’s chief scientific adviser admitted he has not assessed whether guidance on reopening schools is effective, adding the current advice is “draft” and “will be developed” reports schoolsweek.co.uk Appearing in front of the Parliamentary science and technology committee on Wednesday, Osama Rahman…

HARLOW MP Robert Halfon questioned the prime minister, Boris Johnson this afternoon. Mr Halfon appeared via video link whilst the PM was in the House of Commons. Mr Halfon asked: “Close to 90% of vulnerable children are not in education. When schools do return, we’re…

WE asked Harlow MP Robert Halfon to respond to PM Boris Johnson’s statement to the nation on Sunday night. Mr Halfon said: “Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said tonight that in terms of the Coronavirus, we are over the very worst and climbing down from…

IN THE early hours of May 7th, 2010, Robert Halfon was elected MP for Harlow. It was third time lucky as he had lost in 2001 and 2005 (on that occasion by just 97 votes). In the audio interview, we took Robert Halfon back to…

Robert Halfon MP and Harlow Council Leader Joint Statement on Harlow COVID-19 Testing Site LATE last week, it was confirmed to Robert Halfon MP by Essex County Council that there will be a Covid-19 testing site in Harlow. The news came after a joint cross-party…

ON Wednesday morning, Robert Halfon MP chaired the Education Committee’s third virtual session, questioning the Education Secretary of State, Gavin Williamson MP on the Government’s response to COVID-19. The session was opened by the Chair, who paid his thanks to the teaching and education support…

IN the House of Commons Education Select Committee’s second ever virtual session in their COVID-19 inquiry, the Chair, Robert Halfon MP, and his colleagues questioned Ofsted’s Chief Inspector, Amanda Spielman, and the Chief Operating Officer, Matthew Coffey. The accountability session covered a range of subjects…

55th anniversary of the opening of our Princess Alexandra Hospital HARLOW MP Robert Halfon has paid tribute to Princess Alexandra Hospital on the occasion of its 55th birthday. Mr Halfon said: “Today is the 55th anniversary of the opening of our Princess Alexandra NHS Hospital…

IN the House of Commons Education Committee’s first virtual public session, MPs “relentlessly questioned” the Children’s Minister, Vicky Ford MP, on the Government’s response to education amid Covid-19, chaired by Harlow MP, Robert Halfon. The session forms part of the Committee’s newly launched inquiry into…

AS WE have published a letter from the leader of Harlow Council, cllr Mark Ingall to Harlow MP Robert Halfon, we have duly published Mr Halfon’s response. ==== Dear Councillor Ingall, Thank you for your letter on Labour Party headed paper, which you press-released to…