MANIFESTO
Better healthcare and disability support.
I will campaign for better access to GPs, hospital treatment, physiotherapy and mental health services.
Disabled people must receive faster access to wheelchairs, mobility equipment, adaptations and community transport. Carers must also receive better practical and financial support.
Support for older people
Too many older people are isolated, lonely or struggling to access basic services.
I will support stronger community services, social activities, accessible transport and better coordination between the NHS, councils and local organisations.
Jobs, apprenticeships and local businesses
Clacton needs more secure jobs, better training and genuine opportunities for young people.
I will support apprenticeships, practical skills training and incentives for employers to recruit locally. Small businesses should be supported rather than buried under unnecessary costs and bureaucracy.
Housing for local people
People who have lived, worked, raised families or grown up in the area should not be pushed to the back of the housing queue.
I will campaign for more genuinely affordable homes, better use of empty properties and stronger priority for people with established local connections.
Controlled immigration and action against illegal working
Illegal immigration must be stopped and legal immigration must be properly controlled and managed.
Employers who knowingly exploit illegal workers should face serious penalties. Company directors should be held personally responsible where businesses repeatedly break the law.
Delivery platforms and other employers must also do more to prevent accounts being rented or shared by people who do not have the legal right to work.
Safer communities and proper justice
Sentences should reflect the seriousness of the crime. Persistent and violent offenders should not receive automatic early release.
Where a foreign national is due to be deported after serving a sentence, release should not take place until deportation arrangements are ready.
Drug rehabilitation and recovery
Addiction destroys individuals, families and communities.
I have seen first-hand how difficult it can be to access meaningful rehabilitation. We need proper residential treatment, long-term recovery support and services that intervene before people lose their homes, families or lives.
Supporting victims of domestic abuse
Victims of domestic abuse must be able to find safe housing without being isolated from their family, children and support networks.
Councils and housing providers must work together so that victims are not trapped by bureaucracy or forced to choose between safety and homelessness.
An independent voice for Clacton
I will not be controlled by a party whip, national party headquarters or wealthy political backers.
I will listen to residents, publish what I am working on and be honest when something cannot be delivered. My priority will always be Clacton, not Westminster careers or party politics.
Clacton deserves a serious, local and independent voice.