General Election: Housing, NHS and immigration on the minds of Shropshire voters
As the country is braced for a General Election the Shropshire Star visited Wellington to gauge the thoughts of residents ahead of the July vote.
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Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak surprised many on Wednesday when he announced plans for a General Election on July 4.
On the streets of Wellington voters raised a host of issues ahead of polling day, ranging from immigration, to housing and the NHS.
Mark Smith, 64, from Leegomery said he was surprised that Sunak had called a July election.
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He said: "It’s a bit earlier than expected.
"The cost of living, the prices need to be stabilised.
"I’m lucky that I haven’t got a mortgage so I haven’t got to worry about that, but I feel sorry for young people who need to purchase houses and get on the ladder. That’s going to be really difficult and I don’t envy younger people.
"I always vote labour."
Meanwhile, 39-year-old Richard Davies, who works in the waste industry, doesn't plan on voting, saying: "I don’t even think it’s going to matter if I vote, Labour is going to get in anyway.
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"Everybody is going to say ‘I’m going to do this, and do that,' but they will say anything to get in."