Reform UK battle bus hits Lowestoft as race intensifies

With a week to go until voters hit the polls ahead of the general election, the fight to win the key coastal seat of Lowestoft is ramping up.

Ahead of hustings being held in Beccles and Lowestoft, the Reform UK Battle Bus rolled into both towns on Wednesday.

The Reform UK Battle Bus rolled into Lowestoft and Beccles on Wednesday with June Mummery standing for the constituency. Picture: Mick Howes (Image: Mick Howes)

It headed out from the Hatfield Hotel in Lowestoft to Pakefield, Kessingland and the north Suffolk villages before heading to Worlingham and Beccles ahead of the hustings.

The Reform UK Battle Bus rolled into Lowestoft and Beccles on Wednesday with June Mummery standing for the constituency. Picture: Mick Howes (Image: Mick Howes)

Reform candidate June Mummery is in a confident mood ahead of polling day next Thursday.

A former MEP for the East of England, business owner and founder of Renaissance of the East Anglian Fisheries (REAF), Mrs Mummery has lived in Lowestoft all her life.

A long-term campaigner for the British fishing industry, and passionate advocate for the "rejuvenation of coastal communities", she said she was "delighted" with the level of support she and Reform UK were receiving.

The Reform UK Battle Bus rolled into Lowestoft and Beccles on Wednesday with June Mummery standing for the constituency. Picture: Mick Howes (Image: Mick Howes)

"Lowestoft and the surrounding areas are very special to me," Mrs Mummery said.

"The campaign has been going really well - I am getting an overwhelmingly positive response around Lowestoft when leafleting.

"I've got some wonderful support in the town, the great support of our volunteers and I think I have got a chance to win this.

"I am local, I live locally and I know how this town works.

The Reform UK Battle Bus rolled into Lowestoft and Beccles on Wednesday with June Mummery standing for the constituency. Picture: Mick Howes (Image: Mick Howes)

"People want real change and I am stepping up for the town.

"I want to use my skills and experience to address issues that matter to you and our community."

A "fully costed" local agenda includes - among other pledges - to reinstate the Lowestoft Air Show, improve the availability of dentists and doctors, repair potholes, restore Lowestoft's "once thriving fishing/processing" industry and more police on the streets.

Also standing in the election for the Lowestoft constituency are Peter Aldous (Conservative), Jess Asato (Labour Party), Toby Hammond (Green Party), and Adam Robertson (Liberal Democrats).