18/04/2017 Look East

32 seats up for grabs in the Brexit election. This woman's dog mauled a

three-year-old and she will be sentenced. And join me for the

forecast. So as we brace ourselves

for another general election. Well, let's take a look

at the political map for Essex, This was the result two years

ago: a sea of blue - 29 Conservative MPs,

one Ukip MP in Clacton, one Labour MP in Norwich South

and one Liberal Democrat in North So how much will things change this

time round and how do voters feel They are calling this the Brexit

election and this will be one Norwich was the only place

in East Anglia to vote Voters on both sides of the argument

still have strong opinions here. I think it would be a chance

for people to stand up and have a say and I'm very

against Brexit also, so maybe we would be able to put

the halt to that as well. I think if she's going to start

the process, we do need to get on with it and we need to know

where we stand and we need to know what's going

to happen for the future. You think she's right

to call an election now? Both the anti-Brexit

Liberal Democrats and the Greens say they will be closely targeting

the seat, but so too will the pro-Brexit Conservatives,

because Norwich also has the region's only Labour MP,

Clive Lewis, whose party's poor performance nationally is one

of the reasons the Prime Minister Mr Lewis, a Remain supporter,

is ready for the fight. This is not about the Labour Party,

this is about the future of our country, our place

in the world, our relationship with Europe, about the fate

of Europe in fact, and this is possibly the biggest,

most important general Most of the seats in the East

are held by the Conservatives. The assumption is that very little

will change in this election, but no one can be sure how deeply

people still feel about Brexit. Every MP in Suffolk

supported Remain last year. They'll now have to explain

to voters why they believe And what will happen

here in Clacton? Douglas Carswell's defection to Ukip

in 2014 brought the EU referendum a step closer,

but last month he decided His former party is

putting on a brave face. I think Clacton will be fine,

I think Ukip will be fine. It's a big jump, lots of things have

happened in the last few weeks and people will naturally be looking

around to see what to do next. Previous elections have seen

the East at the centre This time, a lot of attention

will be on other parts of the country, but the votes

from here will still play an important part in deciding how

the Prime Minister - whoever that is - approaches

the forthcoming Brexit negotiations. So, while Labour is left with just

one MP in this region, the same is true for the Liberal

Democrats. Norman Lamb has represented

North Norfolk for 16 Years. His constituency returned one

of the country's highest And while Mr Lamb chose

to abstain on Article 50. So how much of a fight does

Norman Lamb have on his hands? On a sunny day like today,

the scenery in North Norfolk Appropriate, in many ways,

because in places like Holt, this constituency, which seems to be

a straight fight between the Liberal Democrats

and the Conservatives, Norman Lamb has been MP

here since 2001, but is last summer's Brexit vote a problem

for him now? I've been very clear throughout

that we must respect and accept What this is about now is the sort

of deal that we negotiate. Ann Steward stood for

the Conservatives in North Norfolk The Liberal Democrats have made it

quite clear that they want to just grind and bring Brexit

to a standstill. That's not what this

country needs at this time. This is about moving forward

with some strong policies. Well, in our unscientific survey,

most people in Holt tonight Do you think Norman Lamb has

a fight on his hands? The fact is that we voted

to be out of Europe, It'll be a good job

when we are out of that We don't want other people

telling us what to do. Paul Whitely, a polling expert

from Essex University, believes other issues may

play a part. There's a real crisis as we know

in our community in the NHS and in social care and Norman Lamb

has played a prominent part in the past on the health policy

area, and people worry about that. 24 hours ago, the regulars

at the Holt Fish Bar only had to worry about what to have

for their tea. Now, there's another important

political decision to be made. Our political correspondent

Andrew Sinclair joins me now. Is it is true to say that Brexit is

think it will. I've spoken to some think it will. I've spoken to some

MPs today who have told me they are looking forward to fighting on the

local record of getting more homes for the constituency or money free

transport scheme. In normal circumstances those would be

imported election issues. The future of grammar schools will be big

issues in this area but I think it will be the Brexit election as you

said. Brexit will have a big impact in the street in particular it comes

to things like science, farming, fishing -- a big impact in this

region. Now all parties will be able to lay out their vision of how they

feel all these sectors will fare under their policies. the

Conservatives hold most of the seats in this region. 60% between Suffolk,

Norfolk and Essex voted to leave but watch the Liberal Democrats. They

used to be the main party of opposition in the east and they feel

their anti-Brexit stance could stand them in good stead. . Labour are the

main party of opposition and should be making inroads in this region

now. No sign of that at the moment but things could change. Ukip on the

greens have made a name for themselves in the past and is the

danger could get squeezed in this. Local elections as far as we know

will continue as planned on May the 4th. After that, the general

election campaign starts for real. And Andrew will be reporting live

from Westminster tomorrow with more on Look East at 6:30pm and,

of course, of this programme. A woman whose bulldog attacked

and killed a three-year-old boy in Essex has pleaded guilty

to owning a dangerous animal. Dexter Neal died following

the attack at Jade Dunne's house Jade Dunne, whose dangerous

American bulldog mauled Dexter Neal was three

when he was attacked in Jade Dunne's garden in Parker Way in Halstead

on August 18 last year. Neighbours were

alerted by screaming. I could hear a man doing

chest compressions. It was just terrible,

seeing everything going on. Magistrates heard how Dexter had

gone around to the house to play. They also heard how

he was frightened of the dog, which, on the day of the attack,

had been let out of a room As Dexter passed the dog,

it growled at him and then attacked, baiting the back of his head

and his neck. Neighbours tried to save Dexter,

who suffered several cardiac An air ambulance was called,

which took him to Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge,

but his life couldn't be saved. The court heard the American

Bulldog, similar to this one, had been involved in several

incidents including one where it Today, Jade Dunne pleaded guilty

to owning a dog that was dangerously out of control and causing injury

resulting in Dexter's death. She'll be sentenced at

Chelmsford Crown Court next month. Two people have been arrested

following a shooting at a travellers site in Wickford in Essex

in which a man was killed A postmortem examination showed

Hugh Doherty, who was 45, died as a result of a gunshot wound

to the chest. Three people were arrested

at the weekend during an unofficial The bikers defied warnings not

to attend the annual event. The Borough Council is coming under

more pressure to control Coming up now, the weather

with Alex, but, from the rest Thank you very much. Good evening.

Some fine weather this week and getting warmer as the week

progresses but there will be some chilly nights and tonight,

temperatures could drop below freezing, bringing us a frost in

tomorrow so it's a chilly start to tomorrow so it's a chilly start to

the day but high pressure is still keeping things settled on a

settlement for the rest of the week and into the next weekend, so some

sunshine around first thing. It will be a little bit cooler on the coast

but generally, temperatures could be up a degree or two on weather God to

today, 1112 Celsius with the light, variable wind. There will be some

sunshine for the afternoon but just a bit more cloud feeding in in the

afternoon so it might cloud over afternoon so it might cloud over

into the afternoon. The national forecast is coming up. Either the

out look, it looks generally cloudy but with temperatures climbing,

still chilly at night and