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Why a Norfolk MP is calling for 'left behind' seaside towns to have extra help

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18.06.2026

North Norfolk MP Steffan Aquarone said England’s coastline had become a “bit of a blind spot for most governments” in recent years, when they have drawn up policies.

North Norfolk MP Steffan Aquarone (Image: Laurie Noble / UK Parliament)

He formally presented the Coastal Communities (Health) Bill in Parliament on Wednesday (June 17), in an effort to put Professor Sir Chris Whitty’s call for a “national strategy to address the repeated problems of health in coastal communities” into law.

Sir Chris, the chief medical officer, chose health in coastal communities as........

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