Residents of Braintree in Essex shared their opinions on the upcoming general election and the Brexit process so far. Many members of the public told Express.co.uk that they would be voting for the Conservative Party because “they’re the only ones that say they will take us out”. The town voted 61.52 percent to leave the EU in the 2016 referendum and Tory Chairman James Cleverly has been the MP for the constituency since 2015.

Retiree Linda McAllister told Express.co.uk she is going to vote for the Conservatives.

She said: “Boris has got to get in, we can’t have Corbyn in at all. He will bankrupt the country with all he says he is going to do. Don’t honestly know where he going to get all the money from.’

Sam Fox, an estate agent who voted Remain, admitted he is “more inclined to get Brexit done now”.

He said: “There is no real viable option other than the Conservatives because Labour, who will maybe give you an option for a second referendum, don’t have the leadership to take the country either in or out of Europe.

He continued: “I think Boris Johnson since he came in, has brought the Conservatives back together. And although I’m a Remainer, I’m more inclined to get this done now. We are a democracy, we voted to leave and I am now going to vote Conservative and hopefully, we’ll get this done.”

On Jeremy Corbyn, Mr Fox had this to say: “For me it’s no contest, the guy has got no gravitas, he seems flaky on subjects, skirts around things. Whereas, love him or loathe him, Boris Johnson does what he says, a bit like Donald Trump really, very similar sort of characters.

“That’s what we need and I thought his speech to Parliament was almost Churchillian when he came back from the EU and he got a bit of a deal. Got rid of the backstop, it’s not perfect but there never was going to be a perfect solution to it. I think the guy’s going to get things done. Go Boris.”

Former English lecturer, Steward McLeod voted for Remain and is a “staunch Labour supporter”, but he has been “very disappointed” over the last few years.

He told Express.co.uk: “They keep fighting each other when they’ve got the Tories by the throat, it seems to me. Things have been so fouled-up recently, it’s time to attack them hard but they’re too busy fighting themselves.”

On the Labour leader’s ability he said: “I’m not sure, it seems a bit ambiguous. Is he really for Brexit or not? He seemed at first to be for Brexit and now he’s going along with the party line.”

Housewife Carly Bradshaw was undecided between Labour and Conservative, but admitted she didn’t think Mr Corbyn was “really looking after what the country needs”.

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She said: “I don’t think Jeremy Corbyn comes across very well, I don’t believe in a lot of his policies. In some respects the Labour Party just need a more compassionate leader. I think he’s not really looking after what the country needs.”

Warren and Jackie Dale are retired and would have voted for the Brexit Party if the candidate had not stood down. They said will now vote for the Conservative for the “added incentive of Brexit”.

Housewife Jane Brown also had strong views on the election choices: “We voted to leave, and apart from the Brexit Party, who don’t seem to have any other policies, the Tories are the only ones that say they will take us out.

“If Corbyn gets in, the country will come to a complete standstill after a short time with his plan for 32 hour and £10 an hour pay. Smaller companies can’t afford it, especially when he wants everybody to be paid for 5 days and work 4.”

Retiree Graham Knight told Express.co.uk: “I voted to go out and it looks as though the best option to get out is to go with the Conservatives.”

Mr Cleverly echoed the sentiments of his constituents, he told Express.co.uk what his voters are concerned about: “I do keep getting people frustrated that Brexit has been delayed. They want to get Brexit done, and that comes up unprompted all the time in almost every conversation.”

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