{"id":5018,"date":"2026-02-17T16:47:58","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T16:47:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.johnwhittingdale.org.uk\/?page_id=5018"},"modified":"2026-02-20T22:37:02","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T22:37:02","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.johnwhittingdale.org.uk\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"5018\" class=\"elementor elementor-5018\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac875de e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ac875de\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17de26f elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"17de26f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ptp-marquee-scope\">\n  <style>\n    .ptp-marquee-scope{\n      width:100%;\n      overflow:hidden;\n      white-space:nowrap;\n      position:relative;\n    }\n\n    .ptp-marquee{\n      display:inline-flex;\n      align-items:center;\n      color:#ffffff;\n      font-family: Inter, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, \"Segoe UI\", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\n      font-weight:700;\n      font-size:30px;\n      letter-spacing:0.3px;\n      animation: ptp-marquee-move 32s linear infinite;\n    }\n\n    .ptp-marquee span{\n      margin-right:120px; 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Here you can find updates on my work in Parliament and across the\n    constituency, including campaigns, visits, and the issues raised with me by residents. 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I try to respond to as\n    many people as possible, as quickly as I can. Where a large number of residents have contacted me about the same\n    issue, I will also publish my response here so that everyone can see my position and the action I am taking.\n  <\/p>\n\n  <div class=\"mp-panel\">\n    <p>\n      If you have written to me, please include your full name and postcode so that I can confirm you are a constituent\n      and ensure your message is handled appropriately.\n    <\/p>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-795484a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"795484a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77302fb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"77302fb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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img,\n.elementor-4880 .elementor-element.elementor-element-a6f705d .swiper-slide img{\n  width:100% !important;\n  height:220px !important;           \/* <-- change this (e.g. 200 \/ 240 \/ 260) *\/\n  object-fit:cover !important;\n  object-position:center !important;\n}\n\n\/* 3) Stabilise title block height so card heights align *\/\n.elementor-4880 .elementor-element.elementor-element-a6f705d .elementor-heading-title,\n.elementor-4880 .elementor-element.elementor-element-a6f705d .elementor-post__title{\n  min-height:3.2em;\n}\/* End custom CSS *\/<\/style>\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"4880\" class=\"elementor elementor-4880 e-loop-item e-loop-item-5939 post-5939 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-local-news\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6f705d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a6f705d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" href=\"https:\/\/www.johnwhittingdale.org.uk\/?p=5939\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e051a24 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e051a24\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.johnwhittingdale.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-27-at-16.42.50-e1774629806505-300x200.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-5940\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.johnwhittingdale.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-27-at-16.42.50-e1774629806505-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.johnwhittingdale.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-27-at-16.42.50-e1774629806505-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/www.johnwhittingdale.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-27-at-16.42.50-e1774629806505.png 860w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5adebd8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5adebd8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Churchill&#8217;s Fish and Chips<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ecc9f94 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-excerpt\" data-id=\"ecc9f94\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-excerpt.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\tWith HospitalityUK, Sir John visits Churchill\u2019s Fish and Chips, a four-generation local family business since 1923, seeing firsthand the challenges high street restaurants face.\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"4880\" class=\"elementor elementor-4880 e-loop-item e-loop-item-5945 post-5945 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-local-news\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6f705d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a6f705d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" href=\"https:\/\/www.johnwhittingdale.org.uk\/?p=5945\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e051a24 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e051a24\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.johnwhittingdale.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-27-at-16.47.51-e1774630159387-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-5946\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.johnwhittingdale.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-27-at-16.47.51-e1774630159387-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.johnwhittingdale.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-27-at-16.47.51-e1774630159387-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.johnwhittingdale.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-27-at-16.47.51-e1774630159387-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.johnwhittingdale.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-27-at-16.47.51-e1774630159387.jpg 1401w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5adebd8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5adebd8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">South Woodham Ferrers Men\u2019s Shed<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ecc9f94 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-excerpt\" data-id=\"ecc9f94\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-excerpt.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\tSir John visits South Woodham Ferrers Men\u2019s Shed, meeting Chair John Bevan to discuss new premises and fundraising, learning firsthand about the organisation\u2019s work to foster friendship, creativity, and community spirit.\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"4880\" class=\"elementor elementor-4880 e-loop-item e-loop-item-5902 post-5902 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-local-news\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6f705d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a6f705d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" href=\"https:\/\/www.johnwhittingdale.org.uk\/?p=5902\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e051a24 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e051a24\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.johnwhittingdale.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Heybridge-Flooding-e1774016919378-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-5904\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.johnwhittingdale.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Heybridge-Flooding-e1774016919378-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.johnwhittingdale.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Heybridge-Flooding-e1774016919378-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.johnwhittingdale.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Heybridge-Flooding-e1774016919378.jpg 998w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5adebd8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5adebd8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Heybridge Flood Alleviation Scheme<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ecc9f94 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-excerpt\" data-id=\"ecc9f94\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-excerpt.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\tSir John Whittingdale celebrates the Environment Agency\u2019s \u00a3507,000 investment in the Heybridge Flood Alleviation Scheme, noting it as an important step to address persistent flooding concerns for local residents.\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"4880\" class=\"elementor elementor-4880 e-loop-item e-loop-item-5843 post-5843 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-local-news\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6f705d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a6f705d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" href=\"https:\/\/www.johnwhittingdale.org.uk\/?p=5843\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e051a24 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e051a24\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.johnwhittingdale.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Call-of-the-Wild-Picture--e1773676568623-300x200.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-5844\" alt=\"\" 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Opportunities are offered where\n        possible to local students and residents to provide an insight into the work of a Member of Parliament and the\n        operation of both the Westminster and constituency offices.\n      <\/p>\n      <p>\n        If you would like to be considered, please contact my office with details of your availability, interests and a\n        short summary of why you would like to take part.\n      <\/p>\n\n      <div class=\"mp-btn-row\">\n        <a class=\"mp-btn\"\n           href=\"mailto:john.whittingdale.mp@parliament.uk?subject=Work Experience Application\">\n           Application\n        <\/a>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <!-- Westminster Visits -->\n    <div class=\"mp-panel\">\n      <h3>Visits to Westminster<\/h3>\n      <p>\n        Tickets for Prime Minister\u2019s Questions are extremely limited and demand is high, so I operate a waiting list for\n        constituents who would like to attend. Victoria Tower tours, which include access to the Elizabeth Tower and Big\n        Ben, are also very restricted.\n      <\/p>\n      <p>\n        My office will always do its best to assist with requests and advise on availability, but places cannot be\n        guaranteed.\n      <\/p>\n\n      <div class=\"mp-btn-row\">\n        <a class=\"mp-btn\"\n           href=\"mailto:john.whittingdale.mp@parliament.uk?subject=Visit Westminster Request\">\n           Visit Westminster\n        <\/a>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <!-- Invitations -->\n    <div class=\"mp-panel\">\n      <h3>Invitations to Visit Local Organisations<\/h3>\n      <p>\n        I regularly visit schools, businesses, charities and community groups across the constituency to hear directly\n        about local priorities and the work taking place in our area.\n      <\/p>\n      <p>\n        If you would like to invite me to visit your organisation or attend an event, please send details to my office\n        and we will do our best to accommodate your request.\n      <\/p>\n\n      <div class=\"mp-btn-row\">\n        <a class=\"mp-btn\"\n           href=\"mailto:john.whittingdale.mp@parliament.uk?subject=Invitation for Sir John to Visit\">\n           Invite Sir John\n        <\/a>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Working for the people of Maldon locally, and in Westminster. 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