IF there is one message that both Labour and UKIP have stressed over this long long election campaign it is that Thurrock residents are fed up with "things being done to them".
If there is one issue that encapsulates that feeling, then it is the plans to put a Lower Dartford Crossing.
So, when Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin visited Thurrock on Wednesday and confirmed that it was going to be either A or C (West Thurrock or Tilbury and up through Chadwell and Tilbury, then UKIP’s Tim Aker was enraged.
Tim Aker said: "Once again it is clear that the Tories view Thurrock as an overspill and a dumping ground.
"The Tories have let Thurrock down. They have over developed our borough and now want another crossing that will cause travel chaos and cut our borough in half.
"I have always opposed a Thames Crossing and this will be a red line issue for me in Parliament. Thurrock must stop being a dumping ground for Labour and the Tories.
"By voting for me next Thursday, residents will get a Thurrock born and bred MP who will fight for this borough and do everything I can to stop us being dumped on by the government."
