Parliamentary candidates from the local Conservative, Labour, Reform UK and Green parties were invited onto campus to share their vision for government as part of the General Election campaign, in a recent student hustings held at Harlow College.
Visiting Harlow College alongside Labour Parliamentary Candidate for Harlow Chris Vince, Ed Miliband, Shadow Secretary of State of Climate Change and Net Zero, said that Labour’s Green Prosperity Plan will create thousands of skilled jobs in the net zero economy in the South East. The average annual wage for jobs in net zero industries are £8,200 per year higher than the regional average, boosting incomes for working people.
As part of the ongoing work to tackle the threat of drug trafficking and knife crime in the county, officers from Harlow's Community Policing Team visited Harlow College to raise awareness as part of Operation Stronghold.