Many remain positive about their high-profile politician but others complain that he ‘got his seat and disappeared’
t happened sometime on Monday morning, locals think, though no one seems to know exactly when. But as staff in the shops on Old Road in Clacton stepped out of work for lunch, they spotted that the billboard on the corner of Crossfield Road had been ripped to ribbons., drawing attention to the huge scale of the local MP Nigel Farage’s earnings outside politics.
Though she tutted at the vandalism of the poster – as well as the amount of dog poo in the street – she was untroubled by its message that Farage made an additional £130,000 in his first month as an MP. “I don’t really understand things like that. I voted for him because of his beliefs. I think what he said is true,” she said. Which beliefs in particular? “Immigration has got to be thought more of. You can’t keep bringing people in.
“I have emailed him on both his addresses four times requesting confirmation of when he will hold a clinic in Clacton, so I can get an appointment to speak to him,” wrote one constituent in aEven among those in the constituency who are warm to the MP, there is much debate about how much time Farage has actually spent there – not least given his three visits to the US since the general election.
Jaywick is a fiercely tight-knit and supportive community and local businesses have rallied to the family’s aid, providing clothing and funds to help Fitzpatrick buy an air fryer and bottled water, given the family have no cooking facilities and have been told not to drink from the hotel taps, according to Fitzgerald.
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