{"id":7035205,"date":"2026-08-09T13:17:55","date_gmt":"2026-08-09T13:17:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/uncategorized\/what-do-clacton-by-election-voters-want-from-their-next-mp\/"},"modified":"2026-08-09T13:17:55","modified_gmt":"2026-08-09T13:17:55","slug":"what-do-clacton-by-election-voters-want-from-their-next-mp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=7035205","title":{"rendered":"What do Clacton by-election voters want from their next MP?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The health and social care sector employs 4,500 people in the Clacton constituency.  While the NHS, and access to GPs and dentists has been mentioned by many of the 34 candidates, social care has rarely featured.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;Social care is the biggest economy in the area. It&#8217;s the most important economy in the area,&#8221; says Rahul Jagota, who runs The Corner House care home in Clacton and is a former chair of the Essex Care Association. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;We need our leaders to speak about it, speak about the issues, speak about what great work we do, be very positive about it and look at solutions,&#8221; he says. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;Why it&#8217;s not on the agenda, I&#8217;m not sure, but it&#8217;s pretty much recognised as we are the driving force of the local industry here.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">About 40% of his staff have come from abroad, with rest mainly local. 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