UKIP’s parliamentary candidate for Thurrock has said that if he’s elected in May he will campaign for local children to be given priority for school places in the borough.
Tim Aker, who’s also a Thurrock councillor and MEP, said: “Thurrock’s schools are bursting at the seams and class sizes are increasing. Many mums and dads are telling me that they have to appeal not only to get their kids into their first choice school, but to appeal to get their kids into any school in the borough at all.
“We’ve seen a huge increase in population in Thurrock due to open door mass immigration. It is only right that we put the interests of families and children residing in Thurrock first, and not those who seek to come here.
“Anyone wanting to be Thurrock’s next MP should think no different. UKIP puts Thurrock first.”
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