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
New face on Wellington Town Council 28th October 2017 Solicitor Ben Shepherd became the newest Conservative town councillor in Wellington on Thursday evening (26th October 2017) winning a by-election in the South... Local News
Leader of SCC Conservative Group hits back at Labour’s misleading claims 25th October 2017 Cllr Leigh Redman, Leader of the Labour Party at Somerset County Council has recently published a number of accusations through his party website with reference... Local News
Visit from Rt Hon Sir Patrick McLoughlin MP 19th September 2017 Party Chairman Patrick McLoughlin made a special visit to Taunton to meet with local supporters and Conservative Council Leaders. He last visited Taunton during... Local News
Whats been going on at Somerset County Council (August) 4th September 2017 I mprovements to Delayed Transfer of Care: Jeremy Hunt, the Secretary of State for Health has written to congratulate and thank Somerset County Council for the... Local News
Conservative Cllr's working to solve Cades Farm issue 23rd August 2017 Residents living on parts of the new Cades Farm estate in Wellington were this week being surveyed about postal and parcel delivery problems due to possible... Local News
Cllr Richard Parrish welcomes the end of rip off credit card fees 22nd August 2017 Taunton Deane Borough Council has welcomed the Government announcement that credit card fees on transactions will be outlawed from January 2018. The Council... Local News
Rebecca Pow MP says “it’s the end of the road for unsafe pavement parking” 10th July 2017 Rebecca Pow MP attended a Guide Dogs event at the House of Commons on 3 July to show their support for the campaign to end problem pavement parking. At the... Westminster News
Rebecca Pow Appointed DEFRA PPS 28th June 2017 Taunton Deane MP, Rebecca Pow has been appointed as the Parliamentary Private Secretary (PPS) to the Ministers in the Department for the Environment, Food and... Westminster News
Rebecca Pow Praises Government for Sound Fiscal Planning 19th April 2017 This week Rebecca Pow, the Member of Parliament for Taunton Deane, spoke in the Finance Bill praising the Government for their long-term financial planning and... Local News
Kemi's First Speech of 2025: Rebuilding Trust 16th January 2025 Kemi Badenoch gave a speech on how she'll rebuild trust in the Conservative Party National News
Kemi's Speech to the IDU in Washington 9th December 2024 Kemi joined the Conservative movement in an unusual way - read her speech to find out more National News
Kemi’s speech about immigration 28th November 2024 Our country is a beacon of hope. But we can’t accommodate everyone. Read my speech about immigration here. National News
Kemi’s speech opposing the Family Farm Tax 26th November 2024 Read my speech: without farmers we have no future, no food, poor environment. So it’s critical we support you. National News
Kemi’s speech to the CBI 26th November 2024 Read my speech: we will learn from business about how to drive positive change for people in a time of major societal and technological change. National News
Why appease identity politics zealots? 29th October 2024 Why should my mixed-race children have to pick a side – just to satisfy the identity politics zealots tearing our society asunder? National News
