Conservatives respond to Lib Dem Financial Crisis Saturday, 18 November, 2023 Conservative Group Leader David Fothergill, responds to the financial emergency at Lib Dem Somerset Council. "As Conservatives, we believe that taxpayers are the best judges of how their money should be spent. This means only collecting taxes that are essential to delivering public services and not a penny more. Between 2009 and 2022 (when Conservatives ran the County Council) we gratefully... Local News
Rebecca Pow visits The Life House 19th April 2018 Taunton Deane MP met with residents, staff and volunteers at the Life House this week, to learn more about how the charity is supporting single mothers in... Local News
Musgrove Park Hospital’s £79m bid for a new Surgical Centre is successful 28th March 2018 The Secretary of State for Health, Jeremy Hunt MP, has announced this week that Musgrove Park Hospital’s £79m funding bid for a new Surgical Centre has been... Local News
Rebecca Pow presents petition for new Surgical Centre at MPH 22nd March 2018 Taunton Deane MP, Rebecca Pow MP has presented her petition, calling for a new Surgical Centre at Musgrove Park Hospital, to the House of Commons. Rebecca... Local News
Rebecca Pow MP named as the ‘Greenest New MP’ at Awards Ceremony 14th March 2018 Taunton Deane’s MP, Rebecca Pow has been named as the ‘Greenest New MP’, following her win at the first ever ‘Green Heart Hero’ awards at a ceremony in... Local News
Rebecca Pow MP welcomes greater protection for ancient woodland 6th March 2018 Taunton Deane MP, Rebecca Pow’s tireless campaign to gain more protection for ancient woodland has borne fruit with the Prime Minister’s announcement this week... Local News
Taunton Deane MP gives up plastic for lent. 12th February 2018 Taunton Deane MP, Rebecca Pow has joined Conservative colleagues from across the UK in pledging to Give Up Plastic for Lent. The parliamentarians have each... Local News
Taunton Deane awarded £7.2m from Housing Infrastructure Fund 1st February 2018 Taunton Deane MP, Rebecca Pow has welcomed the Government’s announcement that the bid for the Housing Infrastructure Fund for £7.2m for the Staplegrove Spine... Local News
Taunton Deane MP leads Debate in Parliament to support Musgrove Park Hospital 19th January 2018 This week in Westminster Rebecca Pow called on the Government to back a bid from Musgrove Park Hospital (MPH) to upgrade their outdated surgery facilities. As... Local News
Taunton Deane MP spots light at the end of the tunnel for Wellington Railway Station 1st December 2017 Rebecca Pow MP has today welcomed the Government’s new Strategic Plan for Rail. With a promise to look at opening disused railway lines there are increased... Local News
Matt Hancock answers your questions 13th July 2020 Your questions answered by Matt Hancock, Secretary of State for Health and Social Care. National News
2022 Spring Forum to be hosted in Blackpool 10th July 2020 Conservative Party Co-Chairman, Amanda Milling MP, has today announced the Conservative Party will host its Spring Forum in Blackpool in 2022. National News
2022 Spring Forum to be hosted in Blackpool 10th July 2020 Conservative Party Co-Chairman, Amanda Milling MP, has today announced the Conservative Party will host its Spring Forum in Blackpool in 2022. National News
Rishi Sunak's Plan for Jobs: Speech in Full 9th July 2020 Our plan for jobs is about supporting people to find the jobs that are out there, creating new jobs through investing in our infrastructure and housing, and... National News
What Eat Out to Help Out actually means for you 8th July 2020 At a time when businesses need support, the new Eat Out to Help Out scheme is a targeted investment in our hospitality sector, providing discounts of up to 50%... National News
Our Plan for Jobs: Our £30bn investment in Britain 8th July 2020 Today the Chancellor announced our Plan for Jobs, worth up to £30 billion, to kickstart the economy and help create, support, and protect jobs across the United... National News
