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
Highways England Allocates £4million to Unlock Junction 25 Potential 21st March 2017 Rebecca Pow, the Member of Parliament for Taunton Deane, is delighted that her campaign for the final tranche of funding that will help unlock a strategic... Local News
J24 to J25 of the M5 to receive Government Funding to Help Ease Congestion. 10th March 2017 Rebecca Pow, Member of Parliament for Taunton Deane, is delighted that the Government is to provide £7.1million of funding for a Queue Prevention Scheme between... Local News
Conservatives Gain Rockwell Green from Labour 24th February 2017 On Thursday 23rd February 2017, Lynda Russell-Cairns was elected to Wellington Town Council following a call for a by-election. Commenting on her victory Lynda... Local News
Taunton to get £6M road deal for Toneway 23rd February 2017 Taunton, the county town of Somerset is one of the big winners in the latest round of Government Growth Deal funding. £6.7m has been allocated for the upgrade... Local News
Rebecca Pow Welcomes Greater Protection for Ancient Woodland’s 20th February 2017 Rebecca Pow, the Member of Parliament for Taunton Deane, welcomes new measures in the Housing White Paper to improve the protection granted to ancient woodland... Local News
Taunton Deane MP meets with HSBC over closure of Wellington branch 26th January 2017 Wellington’s MP, Rebecca Pow, recently met with representatives of HSBC to discuss the closure of their Wellington Branch on Fore Street. The branch, which is... Local News
Rebecca Pow MP signs Holocaust Educational Trust Book of Commitment 23rd January 2017 This week Rebecca Pow MP signed the Holocaust Educational Trust’s Book of Commitment, in doing so pledging her commitment to Holocaust Memorial Day and... Local News
Green light for Garden Town 9th January 2017 Last week’s confirmation that Taunton had been chosen to become one of only three Garden Towns has delighted all of those involved in planning for Taunton’s... Local News
Leader of TDBC responds to Bridgwater MP 23rd December 2016 It’s essential that the public understands the basic facts: West Somerset is too small to be viable in the current climate of massive pressures on local... Local News
Rishi Sunak Announces National Service Policy 21st August 2024 Only the Conservatives will take the bold action needed to give young people the opportunities they deserve National News
Why I'm calling a General Election 21st August 2024 Rishi Sunak explains in the Spectator why he has called a General Election. National News
Machzike Hadath shul Speech from Rishi 21st August 2024 Rishi stands shoulder to shoulder with the Jewish community Speeches
Prime Minister: Calling the General Election for 4th July 2024 22nd May 2024 Prime Minister Rishi Sunak addressed the nation to call the General Election for 4th July 2024. Read his speech here. National News
Celebrating International Women’s Day 8th March 2024 Find out what we're doing to support our fabulous women on International Women's Day here. National News
We’re tackling unfairness in Child Benefit 7th March 2024 Find out how the Conservatives are supporting families here. National News
