Labour's Budget of broken promises will disappoint business owners and workers across the Bridgwater Constituency Thursday, 31 October, 2024 SIR Ashley Fox, MP for Bridgwater, has reacted to the Autumn Budget as ‘a blow to working people and small businesses’ in his constituency. Labour’s first Budget in 14 years, delivered by the Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, included an announcement of £40 billion a year in extra taxes. The announcements included an increase in employer National Insurance contributions to the value of £25.7 billion. In... Local News
Ashley Fox Votes Against Cut in Winter Fuel Payments 11th September 2024 Bridgwater MP Ashley Fox has this week voted against cuts to winter fuel payments this winter to show his support to local pensioners. Bridgwater MP Ashley Fox... Local News
Sir Ashley Fox Demands Swift Action on Haygrove School Building 10th September 2024 During a recent Prime Minister’s Questions, Ashley Fox, Member of Parliament for Bridgwater, highlighted the urgent need for action regarding the unsafe... Local News
‘Big Concern’ on Proposal to Cut Council Tax Relief for Low-Income Residents 2nd September 2024 At Somerset Council’s recent Corporate and Resource Scrutiny Committee meeting, councillors debated the proposed changes to the Council Tax Reduction Scheme for... Local News
Bridgwater MP Ashley Fox Pledges Full Support for Bridgwater Guy Fawkes Carnival 30th August 2024 Ashley Fox, the Member of Parliament for Bridgwater, recently visited the Bridgwater Carnival Centre to meet with Dave Croker, President of the Bridgwater Guy... Local News
Focus on Local Issues, Not Political Squabbles: A Call to Bridgwater Town Council Leader 27th August 2024 I was so disappointed to read the ramblings of the Leader of Bridgwater Town Council in last week’s Bridgwater Mercury, once again spending far too much time on... Local News
Ashley Fox MP Champions Brean as a Top Somerset Tourist Spot 25th August 2024 Ashley Fox, the Member of Parliament for Bridgwater, recently visited Brean, one of Somerset's most iconic coastal destinations, to meet with some local tourism... Local News
Priti Patel Criticises Labour's Winter Fuel Allowance Plans During Visit to Bridgwater 22nd August 2024 Priti Patel, the former Home Secretary and a Conservative Party leadership candidate, visited Bridgwater yesterday as part of her national campaign to engage... Local News
Ashley Fox MP Urges Swift Action on Crime and Illegal Encampments Following Meeting with Police Commander 8th August 2024 Ashley Fox, the Member of Parliament for Bridgwater & Burnham, has continued his efforts to address crime and anti-social behaviour in Bridgwater and illegal... Local News
'No one should be allowed to rock up and place themselves on unauthorised land' 1st August 2024 AS many people will know this year we have seen many unauthorised encampments in very many areas in Somerset, some in the usual places such as the car park in... Local News
The Government's Coronavirus support package for the self-employed 27th March 2020 The Chancellor has announced a new Self-Employed Income Support Scheme – helping many of our country’s self-employed workers. National News
Your NHS needs you – how to become an NHS Volunteer Responder 25th March 2020 The NHS has issued a call for volunteers to support the 1.5 million extremely vulnerable people in our society. Here’s how to take part. National News
Support packages for businesses affected by Coronavirus 24th March 2020 The Chancellor has announced a number of temporary, timely and targeted measures to support businesses in this time of national need. National News
Stay at Home, Protect the NHS, Save Lives 23rd March 2020 Boris Johnson's speech to the nation to send us into lockdown: getting everyone to stay at home to protect the NHS to save lives. National News
How we’re helping people affected by Coronavirus 20th March 2020 We’re providing a coordinated, comprehensive response to coronavirus so every person in this country has the support they need in the coming months. National News
How we are supporting small businesses during COVID-19 19th March 2020 We’re providing a £330 billion package of loans and guarantees to keep businesses afloat in critical times. National News
