Intouch General Election 'Special'

Dear Chelmsford resident,

Its now the last 10 days to polling day.  I would like to set out my commitment to you and the reasons behind it. 

I believe a Member of Parliament should be open and transparent about what they do.  For six years I have written and published a weekly article in the local paper so that people in Chelmsford know exactly what I have been doing on local issues and so you can hold me to account.  

You can read it on my website here.

Over the past week we have delivered leaflets to tens of thousands of homes which sets out what has been done for Chelmsford and my ambitions for the future.  

Photo Below: Out delivering my new leaflet in Chelmsford this week.

I laid the first brick at the massive new GP surgery in north Chelmsford and drove forward the expansion of Sutherland Lodge surgery in Great Baddow. These will make sure that there are more GP appointments available all across Chelmsford. 

I have secured over £65 million of funding for the new Army and Navy junction which is now going through planning approval.

When residents have raised any issues with me, I have dealt with them. 

I have worked with the NHS to cut waiting lists. I have obtained funding to expand wards and A&E at Broomfield and improve their IT. Three primary schools are due to be rebuilt, I am already working with the head teachers to get this done.  

Photo Below: Our Massive Brand New GP Surgery being built in north Chelmsford.

I know many of you are concerned about law and order and together with our police, fire and crime commissioner we have increased Essex police officer numbers to record levels. This is now having a real effect on crime and anti-social behaviour. Violent crime and specifically knife crime is dropping in Chelmsford. I want those police officers out on the streets tackling the issues that matter to you. 

I have always dedicated time to getting out and talking to residents.  In the past few weeks, I have been spending several hours every day on the doorsteps. The conversations have not always been easy, but I have been very encouraged to hear people say “I know you always work hard for Chelmsford.”

I want to continue to do that, to work hard, to make sure Chelmsford’s best interests are recognised and supported. That is why I am campaigning hard, because I am taking nothing for granted. 

I know times have been very hard.  We have come through the pandemic, the surge in energy bills due to the Ukraine war and other world conflicts.  I understand why people are cross with my party, I have been very frustrated too. 

However, things are improving, we must not let that slip backwards. 

Photo Below: Attending the Grand Re-Opening of 'The Jarrod Bow Inn' Pub in Chelmsford, formerly known as 'The Wheatsheaf'.

My commitment to you is:  

If re-elected, I will work hard to deliver Chelmsford’s infrastructure, to put more police on our streets, improve our NHS, support our schools, and deliver well paid local jobs. 

Whatever the future holds, whoever is in power in Westminster, I will stand up for the values so many people across Chelmsford believe in: Lower Taxes, More Police, Controlled Immigration and support for Pensioners, Families and the Armed Forces. 

I will continue to work hard for all the people of Chelmsford. 

Some of you may not remember living under a Labour Government.  I do.  There were massive numbers of young people without jobs, older people given just a 75p increase to their pension, swathes of stealth taxes, one third of Chelmsford children having to go to schools that weren’t even good, let alone our brave armed forces sent to war without decent kit.

We know that a Labour government always ends up in higher taxes, they have no plans to control immigration and that we can’t trust them with our country’s security.  

I know people across Chelmsford worry about bills. They don’t want Labour or the Lib Dems to put new taxes on their homes, their car, their pension. 

I understand that people worry about the cost of housing and that local people need homes, but I don’t trust Labour or the Lib Dems not to build all over our green belt.  

We can see that local services and local homes are under pressure, we can and will take steps to improve that, but it needs a proper cap on immigration too.  Labour have no plans on immigration.

If you vote Labour, Lib Dem or Reform you will just be handing Keir Starmer a supermajority, a blank cheque to do whatever he wants. 

The Lib Dems can’t be your voice because they’re on board with everything Starmer wants to do – and their proposals call for even higher taxes than Labour’s. 

And whether it’s fair or not, Reform can’t be your voice because they won’t win in Chelmsford. 

I believe that elected representatives have a duty to serve the people they represent, a duty to the public.  Working for and with others to try to make our community, our country, the world a better place, is what drove me to go into politics.  This is the sense of duty that continues to drive me every day.  If re-elected, I will always stand up for Chelmsford, be a Champion for Chelmsford and be a voice for your values. 

This election will be very tight in Chelmsford.  Its between me, Labour and the Lib Dems.

If you would like to help in these last few days by delivering some leaflets in your local area, please do pop me an email. 

Thank you for your continued support. 

Yours,

Vicky.

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