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A suspended Reform MP, malaise and discontent on the English seaside

Great Yarmouth and other eastern coastal towns went light blue last summer. With Rupert Lowe now suspended, we ask what the future holds....

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A lot of people have lost faith in Great Yarmouth. Walking down the deserted Regent Road in winter, from the town centre to the famous old seafront strip, Marine Parade, the deprivation is clear.

The general malaise is masked during summer when the east Norfolk town — formerly a thriving fishing port-turned-bust…

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