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
This was what the Prime Minister said live at Conference 2nd October 2019 It’s great to be here in Manchester at the best attended conference for years, and I gather there was quite a lively mood last night in the hotel bars.And I... National News
Why we're ending Automatic Early Release for violent & sexual offenders 1st October 2019 The worst offenders should serve most of their sentence in prison. They should not be released after serving just half of their sentence automatically. National News
We’re signing the Armed Forces Covenant 1st October 2019 Veterans risked their lives for our country to keep us safe and protect the values we hold so dear. The Conservative Party stands behind our Armed Forces. National News
Why we’re implementing Magnitsky’s Law 1st October 2019 Once we have left the EU we will implement the ‘Magnitsky’ provisions of the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018. That way, those responsible for human... National News
Our gigabit rural broadband plan for the UK 1st October 2019 Investment in rural broadband is vital. Broadband is not just essential for businesses across the United Kingdom, but it also makes areas more attractive places... National News
