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Leigh On Sea News: Lib Dem Candidate – A LIBERAL Democrat Candidate has been picked to stand for the seat of Southend East and Rochford, following the standing down of the current MP.
Lib Dem Candidate - A LIBERAL Democrat Candidate has been picked to stand for the seat of Southend East and Rochford, following the standing down of the current MP.
A LIBERAL Democrat Candidate has been picked to stand for the seat of Southend East and Rochford, following the standing down of the current MP.
Sir James Duddridge will be standing down in the 2024 general election.
The new candidate James Allen has lived in Barling, Shoebury and Southend, and is the only declared candidate who lives in the constituency.
A spokesperson for the Liberal Democrats said: “James is a great believer in community and has volunteered whenever he could.
“He was a Justice of the Peace in Southend, a Chairman of Barling Parish Council in Rochford and has raised thousands of pounds for charity.”
Working in both the public and the private sectors, Mr Allen has also worked overseas in California and Hawaii.
He said: “Seeing the US health care system at first hand makes you really appreciate our National Health Service (which was designed by a Liberal, Lord Beverage in the 1940’s). However, our wonderful NHS has been allowed to deteriorate under the current government. The Southend area has one of the worst waiting lists per head of the population in the country.
“The Lib Dems are committed to a number of measures to resolve this, including paying carers more for their valuable work. Dedicated carers need to receive a wage that can support a normal lifestyle in the UK.
“We should not be relying on workers from other countries to provide our healthcare needs.”
Picture: Candidate James Allen – southendlibdems.org.uk.
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