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'''Natasha Osben''' is the [[Labour Party]] candidate for Clacton in the [[UK/2017 General Election]].<ref>''[http://www.easternlabour.org/labour_s_general_election_candidates_for_the_east_of_england_confirmed "Labour's East of England candidates confirmed"]''</ref>
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'''Natasha Osben''' is a British politician who stood as the [[Labour Party]] candidate for [[Clacton constituency|Clacton]] in the [[UK/2017 General Election]].<ref>''[http://www.easternlabour.org/labour_s_general_election_candidates_for_the_east_of_england_confirmed "Labour's East of England candidates confirmed"]''</ref>
  
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[[Douglas Carswell]], having withdrawn from the contest,<ref>''[https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/apr/20/former-ukip-mp-douglas-carswell-to-step-down-in-clacton "Former UKIP MP Douglas Carswell to step down in Clacton"]''</ref> left her with two main opponents: Tory [[Giles Watling]] and [[UKIP]]'s [[Jeff Bray]].<ref>''[http://www.clactonandfrintongazette.co.uk/news/15250197.Ukip_councillor_selected_to_fight_for_seat_in_General_Election_despite_Twitter_row/ "UKIP councillor Jeff Bray selected to fight for seat in General Election despite Twitter row"]''</ref>
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Having resigned from the [[Labour Party]] in 2019, [[Dr Natasha Osben]] joined the [[Green Party of England and Wales]] and has been selected to stand as the party's candidate at the [[Clacton constituency]] in the [[UK/General election/2024|July 2024 General election]], where – of nine candidates including [[Nigel Farage]] and [[Giles Watling]] – she is the only female.<ref>''[https://whocanivotefor.co.uk/elections/parl.clacton.2024-07-04/clacton/ "UK Parliamentary general election – nine candidates at the Clacton constituency"]''</ref> On 3 June 2024, Dr Osben said:{{QB|
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:"The people of Clacton deserve better than to be used as a springboard for career politicians like [[Farage]].
  
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==Message to Clacton CLP==
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:"[[Nigel Farage]] has stood – and failed – seven times to gain election as an MP. He may see the [[Clacton constituency]] as an easy way in to Parliament but he doesn’t represent us, and his party offers nothing new.
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On 2 May 2017, Natasha Osben addressed the members of [[Clacton CLP]]:
 
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:"The Greens are the only party offering credible solutions to the real problems that residents of Clacton face every day. We are promising voters real change, and real hope for a fairer, greener future."<ref>''[https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61560116547479 "Natasha Osben for Clacton"]''</ref>}} 
  
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:"I have written the following statement for the papers and I promise each and every one of you that I will work tirelessly on my election campaign over the coming month. Those of you who I do not know well, I really look forward to getting to know better as I represent you as your parliamentary candidate for Clacton and as we work together to get a Labour government back in parliament, and those of you I know well, I look forward to working even more closely with over the next few weeks.
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==Green Party candidate==
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Osben promised "real change" in 2024, tackling the [[climate crisis]] voting for a move to proportional representation.<ref>''[https://whocanivotefor.co.uk/person/34417/natasha-osben "Natasha Osben's statement to voters"]''</ref>
  
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:“The Clacton constituency is my home; I grew up in St Osyth and now I live in Weeley and have three children who all go to school in the area. I am very proud to represent Labour in this general election.
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==2017 General election==
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Former [[Conservative Party|Conservative]]–then [[UKIP]]–then Independent MP, [[Douglas Carswell]], having withdrawn from the contest,<ref>''[https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/apr/20/former-ukip-mp-douglas-carswell-to-step-down-in-clacton "Former UKIP MP Douglas Carswell to step down in Clacton"]''</ref> left Natasha Osben with two main opponents: Tory [[Giles Watling]] and [[UKIP]]'s [https://www.lbc.co.uk/radio/presenters/matt-frei/paul-oakley-quits-ukip-carl-benjamin-rape-row/ Paul Oakley.]<ref>''[http://www.clactonandfrintongazette.co.uk/news/15250197.Ukip_councillor_selected_to_fight_for_seat_in_General_Election_despite_Twitter_row/ "UKIP councillor Jeff Bray selected to fight for seat in General Election despite Twitter row"]''</ref><ref>''[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-39870009 "UKIP's Clacton candidate dropped in 'shambolic' move"]''</ref>
  
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:"I have watched with shock and dismay as the cuts brought in by this Conservative government have had a direct and catastrophic impact on our local health and social care services and our emergency services, which are now drastically underfunded and understaffed. These cuts are unsafe and place our residents at risk. Today Labour pledged to put 10,000 more police officers on the streets, which will be funded by a reversal of the capital gains tax. I am proud to stand for a party, which is serious about putting public services first and reversing the damaging budget cuts that have been overseen in recent years by our Tory-led council and Conservative government.
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[[Giles Watling]] was elected with 27,031 votes, [[Tasha Osben]] came second on 11,203 and Paul Oakley third with 3,357 votes. The remaining five candidates secured fewer than 1,000 votes each.<ref>''[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14000642 "Clacton Parliamentary constituency"]''</ref>
  
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:"Conservative budget cuts are also having a direct impact on our schools, and this is not sustainable. Our children deserve a quality education that will ensure good access to opportunities and prospects for their futures. I am proud to be standing as Labour’s parliamentary candidate so that I can make this pledge to you: If I am elected as your MP for Clacton, as part of a Labour government, I will ensure that our schools are properly funded and that no children are left behind. Currently our children are having their futures stolen by a government who have cut the funding needed to ensure that schools meet our expectations for standards and are adequately staffed so that students can fulfil their potential. Labour must, and will, put a stop to this shameful policy of taking from the next generation to fix the current problems with our economy brought about by increasing privatisation and cuts that this Conservative government have brought in that has seen our National Debt more than triple to levels that far exceed any amount of borrowing or debt that this country has ever seen under any Labour Government.
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===Brexit===
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In a June 2017 video, Osben made a video criticizing Brexit to her voters or people of importance.
  
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:"The Conservatives promised to fix our economy, to protect our NHS and to look after hard working members of society. They have failed on all fronts, having tripled national debt, brought our NHS to its knees and forced hundreds of thousands of working families into poverty, and millions of people to the food banks. This is a shameful mark on our recent history. Now we have an opportunity to hold the Tory government to account for this failure and call them out on their lies and broken promises. I therefore urge you to vote for me to be your MP in June, and cast your vote for the benefit of all, not just for the privileged few.
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:"I have been inspired by the unity and hard work I have seen from our members over the campaign for the County Council Elections this Thursday. Now let's continue to work together in an endeavour we can all really get behind; to kick the Tories out of Parliament!
 
  
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:"All the very best, Tasha."
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===Rigged for the Rich===
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[[Osben]] had a message to Clacton voters in [[2017]]:{{QB|
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The system is rigged for the rich. And when we say 'the rich' we don't mean middle income earners, nor are we referring to those in the top 5% who earn more than £80,000 and will be taxed a little more under Labour, we mean the super-rich: the top 1% who the Conservatives have given tax breaks to totalling billions of pounds that could have been going into the economy.
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While they have hacked away at our [[NHS]], imposed a pay cap on public sector workers and made budget cuts that have made us all worse off, [[Theresa May]] and her government are taking money from hard-working tax payers and putting it in the pocket of millionaires.
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Think about it, and in June, vote for the party that will make us ALL richer. Vote for the PEOPLE, not the powerful. Topple this rigged [[establishment]]: Vote Labour.<ref>''[https://www.facebook.com/Channel4News/videos/10154822278741939/ "Corbyn: 'the system is rigged'"]''</ref>}}
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I am proud to have been selected to represent the Green Party and to have the opportunity to represent the people of the Clacton constituency.
PartyLabour, Green Party of England and Wales
UK Green Party 2024 candidate.

Natasha Osben is a British politician who stood as the Labour Party candidate for Clacton in the UK/2017 General Election.[1]

Having resigned from the Labour Party in 2019, Dr Natasha Osben joined the Green Party of England and Wales and has been selected to stand as the party's candidate at the Clacton constituency in the July 2024 General election, where – of nine candidates including Nigel Farage and Giles Watling – she is the only female.[2] On 3 June 2024, Dr Osben said:

"The people of Clacton deserve better than to be used as a springboard for career politicians like Farage.
"Nigel Farage has stood – and failed – seven times to gain election as an MP. He may see the Clacton constituency as an easy way in to Parliament but he doesn’t represent us, and his party offers nothing new.
"The Greens are the only party offering credible solutions to the real problems that residents of Clacton face every day. We are promising voters real change, and real hope for a fairer, greener future."[3]

Green Party candidate

Dr Natasha Osben (speaking from 5:40) "Vote Green in Clacton on July 4th"

Osben promised "real change" in 2024, tackling the climate crisis voting for a move to proportional representation.[4]

2017 General election

Former Conservative–then UKIP–then Independent MP, Douglas Carswell, having withdrawn from the contest,[5] left Natasha Osben with two main opponents: Tory Giles Watling and UKIP's Paul Oakley.[6][7]

Giles Watling was elected with 27,031 votes, Tasha Osben came second on 11,203 and Paul Oakley third with 3,357 votes. The remaining five candidates secured fewer than 1,000 votes each.[8]

Brexit

In a June 2017 video, Osben made a video criticizing Brexit to her voters or people of importance.

Explaining Labour's position on Brexit


Rigged for the Rich

Osben had a message to Clacton voters in 2017:

The system is rigged for the rich. And when we say 'the rich' we don't mean middle income earners, nor are we referring to those in the top 5% who earn more than £80,000 and will be taxed a little more under Labour, we mean the super-rich: the top 1% who the Conservatives have given tax breaks to totalling billions of pounds that could have been going into the economy. While they have hacked away at our NHS, imposed a pay cap on public sector workers and made budget cuts that have made us all worse off, Theresa May and her government are taking money from hard-working tax payers and putting it in the pocket of millionaires.

Think about it, and in June, vote for the party that will make us ALL richer. Vote for the PEOPLE, not the powerful. Topple this rigged establishment: Vote Labour.[9]


 

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References

  1. ↑ "Labour's East of England candidates confirmed"
  2. ↑ "UK Parliamentary general election – nine candidates at the Clacton constituency"
  3. ↑ "Natasha Osben for Clacton"
  4. ↑ "Natasha Osben's statement to voters"
  5. ↑ "Former UKIP MP Douglas Carswell to step down in Clacton"
  6. ↑ "UKIP councillor Jeff Bray selected to fight for seat in General Election despite Twitter row"
  7. ↑ "UKIP's Clacton candidate dropped in 'shambolic' move"
  8. ↑ "Clacton Parliamentary constituency"
  9. ↑ "Corbyn: 'the system is rigged'"
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