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
Councillor Chucked Out of Meeting While Challenging £420k Budget Black Hole 24th June 2024 Councillor Diogo Rodrigues was removed from the Bridgwater Town Council’s Extraordinary Finance and Corporate Services Committee meeting this morning while... Local News
Ashley Fox Engages with Local Businesses at Election Hustings 22nd June 2024 Ashley Fox, candidate for the Bridgwater constituency, took part in the recent General Election Hustings organised by the Bridgwater Chamber of Commerce. The... Local News
Ashley Fox takes part in Election Hustings at Robert Blake School 20th June 2024 Ashley Fox, along with some other candidates, faced the politically-minded students of Robert Blake School at a hustings event this week. Notably absent was the... Local News
Conservatives Slam Liberal Democrats for Failing Somerset's Roads 14th June 2024 Residents in Somerset are facing unprecedented neglect of their roads under the current Liberal Democrat administration. Since the Liberal Democrats took... Local News
Ashley Fox welcomes Conservatives' manifesto 13th June 2024 BRIDGWATER candidate Ashley Fox has welcomed the launch of the Conservative Party's manifesto for the 2024 general election. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak unveiled... Local News
Ashley Fox visits Haygrove School to address critical site issues 12th June 2024 Ashley Fox, Conservative Parliamentary Candidate for Bridgwater, visited Haygrove School today to meet with Headteacher Aaron Reid and to discuss the pressing... Local News
Ashley Fox welcomes a clear plan from the Conservatives to reform welfare and says ‘only the Conservatives will take the bold action needed to make welfare fair for taxpayers’ 9th June 2024 Ashley Fox has welcomed the Conservatives’ clear plan to deliver £12 billion of savings from the welfare system, getting more people into work across Bridgwater... Local News
Ashley Fox Attends D-Day Commemoration Events in Bridgwater 9th June 2024 Ashley Fox, Conservative Parliamentary Candidate, attended the D-Day commemoration events held in Bridgwater on Saturday 8th June. The day began with a solemn... Local News
Bridgwater Budget Blunder: Labour Council's £420k Budget Deficit 3rd June 2024 Residents in Bridgwater will be stunned today by the news that Bridgwater Town Council is facing a staggering £420,000 budget deficit just two months into the... 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
