Richard meets Fr Dan and Revd Gillian for Parliamentary prayer breakfast.
After this meeting, Richard said:
"I had a lovely morning welcoming Fr Dan The Catholic Parish of The Most Holy Redeemer, Billericay and Revd Gillian from United Reformed Church in Basildon United Reformed Church & Billericay United Reformed Church serving across to the National Prayer Breakfast 2026 in Westminster Hall organised by Christians in Parliament."
"Every year, we hold a breakfast before a busy day in Parliament begins to remind ourselves of faith and to connect Christian leaders from constituencies across the UK with each other and parliamentarians."
"I'm very grateful to Fr Dan and Revd Gillian for agreeing to join me so we have a strong contingent from Basildon and Billericay representing in Parliament. And I'm proud of how strong Christianity is locally, especially with many churches now celebrating 100 years since their establishment here."
"With many troubling things happening across the globe and here in the UK, it's a reminder that we should pause to think about how lucky we are to have such a wonderful and safe community, especially one served so well by our faith leaders."
"I'll still be making my way to more church services and will keep inviting local leaders to each breakfast every year, keeping that strong link between Parliament and our wonderful local leaders."
