Jon Cruddas MP recently met with Barclays Bank to discuss their decision to close the Rainham Village branch on the 15th May, 2020. Jon Cruddas has expressed his concerns publicly regarding the forthcoming closure, stating that “with an ageing population we should be looking to preserve our face to face customer services. Moving to digital may be financially prudent, but when it’s at the expense of potentially hundreds of people in Rainham I simply can’t support it.”