Opinions

When the Government takes the right decision, I will say so. Blocking the Liberal Democrats’ request to push council tax above the 4.99% referendum limit is the...

In a recent Westminster Hall debate on river habitats I spoke about something that matters to me and to many of my constituents, the protection and restoration...

I welcome today’s announcement by the government to raise the threshold for Agricultural Property Relief and Business Property Relief. It is another Labour U...

The Celebration Mile works in Bridgwater have been badly mismanaged by the Liberal Democrats at Somerset Council since the project started. It's been plagued by...

Hospitality is part of Somerset’s identity. From seaside cafés in Burnham-on-Sea to traditional pubs in our villages and restaurants across Bridgwater, the...

I believe that the introduction of mandatory identity cards would be detrimental to privacy and individual liberty, requiring undue intrusion by the state...

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗗𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗕𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. I’m grateful to the many constituents who have shared their views with me...

Nuclear power stations, it turns out, need a lot of water. Hinkley Point C, just outside my constituency of Bridgwater, will be no different. Once operational...