i wouldn't like to say that there are literally no other buildings in southend or schools in southendut at the moment, we this is the only one that's been ordered to close in our area. >> okay . well, helen, thank you >> okay. well, helen, thank you very much indeed for that. i know times for you all. know busy times for you all. thanks for updating us. and of course, we'll be back to as course, we'll be back to you as more details emerge . who knows? course, we'll be back to you as more d> you very much. >> thank you very much. >> thank you very much. >> thank you very much. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> as well as trying to establish how safe our schools are, government will also are, the government will also be trying establish how firm its trying to establish how firm its political foundations are as parliament returns after the six week recess. >> let's speak to our political edhon >> let's speak to

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amess who of course was tragically murdered at a constituency surgery just a couple of years ago in southendhat the lady who succeeded him in that seat, anna firth , the new mp, is seat, anna firth, the new mp, is carrying on in his tradition of being a real champion for animal welfare. she's bringing a bill forward called emily's law , and forward called emily's law, and that's to clamp down on dog on dog attacks. those have risen spectacularly over the last few years. and then, of course, we've got the issue of dog attacks on people. we saw those horrific attacks at the weekend . so although it's all very lovely and light and a bit fluffy down here, it's a reminder, too . there's lots of reminder, too. there's lots of mps that are working, you know, behind the scenes for animal welfare and improving conditions for animals and thinking about pet owners as well . pet owners as well. >> catherine one dog that looked absent possibly because his dad was down in north devon was rishi sunak , a labrador nova rishi sunak, a labrador nova i think his name is. is he causing as much chaos at number 1

look at this four—year—old enjoying the beach in southend before he joined the school.y, it goes back years and years. those chickens coming home to roost. all but essential services will cease. what does that mean? surely an essential service is for the people you vote for to run the council competently? on balance the books? and one person's central service is another�*s nonessential service and vice versa. bankrupt birmingham, your take? vice versa. bankrupt birmingham, yourtake? get in vice versa. bankrupt birmingham, your take? get in touch.

if you think about jo cox sir david emerson cox and sir david emerson southend, i think there is a lacky good job. >> i totally agree. and you know why think don? i think why i think don? i think journalists like ourselves have a lack respect for them. a lack of respect for them. i think have allowed to think they have allowed this to happen. i think politicians make themselves available themselves too easily available for they for interviews and they shouldn't accountable and shouldn't be too accountable and available at the snap of a hand that they come on gb news or they come on the bbc or itv or whatever it happens to be. and they've made a rod for their own backs. >> i think they have. and i think the rhetoric they also use now as well garners a lack of respect amongst us. i mean, the language they use soundbites, isn't it? it's just soundbites. you don't a they're you don't believe a word they're saying. just like, you saying. it's just like, you know, that's what they do. know, i get that's what they do. but the language, but some of the language, i mean, the fact that it's accep