Shadow Farming & Rural Minister Visits Tiverton & Minehead Amidst "Crisis" in Rural Economy Monday, 19 January, 2026 Local farmers and rural business owners gathered in Tiverton this week for a dedicated roundtable with Shadow Farming & Rural Affairs Minister Robbie Moore MP, aimed at addressing the mounting pressures facing the countryside. The visit comes after a turbulent twelve months for the sector, during which Mr Moore and the Conservative party have spearheaded the opposition to the government's "Family... Local News
‘NO TAKERS’ FOR MINEHEAD POST OFFICE WORRIES MP 20th May 2024 Minehead’s MP Ian Liddell-Grainger says he is concerned but hardly surprised there have been no offers to run the town’s post office once it leaves its present... Local News
MPS’ PRESSURE BRINGS CONCESSIONS FROM BT 20th May 2024 BT has unveiled new measures to help rural subscribers as it switches homes across the country to digital landlines. From October it’s introducing a new service... Local News
MP BACKS CALLS FOR EARLIER DEMENTIA DIAGNOSIS 20th May 2024 MP Ian Liddell-Grainger is supporting campaigners’ calls for urgent action to improve dementia diagnosis. He says it is unacceptable that of the million Britons... Local News
MP WELCOMES NEW SOLAR FARM CURBS 18th May 2024 MP Ian Liddell-Grainger has welcomed the Government’s new commitment to protect the country’s best agricultural land from solar farm developments. He says the... Local News
POISON WATER COPENSATION ‘TOKENISM' SAYS MP 16th May 2024 A compensation scheme for South West Water customers whose supplies were poisoned has been described as ‘pathetic tokenism’ by a West MP. Ian Liddell-Grainger... Local News
NEW HARBOUR CHARGES ‘OUTRAGEOUS’ SAYS MP 13th May 2024 Minehead’s MP has accused Somerset Council of holding local boat owners to ransom by charging them extra to access their craft. Amateur sailors who already pay... Local News
FARM SUPPORT BUDGET CUT WILL BE ‘CATASTROPHIC’ 10th May 2024 Whole sections of UK farming will be wiped out if the Government presses ahead with proposals to slash £1 billion from the agriculture support budget, MP Ian... Local News
RAIL LINK TO MAIN LINE ‘ESSENTIAL’ SAYS MP 30th April 2024 Every effort must be made to get regular train services running from Taunton to connect with the West Somerset Railway, MP Ian Liddell-Grainger has insisted He... Local NewsOpinions
‘CORPORATE GREED’ DRIVING SOLAR FARM PLANS 24th April 2024 Plans for a huge solar park on farmland close to Watchet must be stopped in their tracks, MP Ian Liddell-Grainger has warned. He says if the development is... Local News
Is Britain Broken? 12th February 2026 The Conservatives’ second Party Political Broadcast answers the question. National News
Conservatives force Morgan McSweeney resignation 8th February 2026 After months of pressure, McSweeney has finally been forced out. National News
WATCH LIVE: Kemi delivers Press Conference on Mandelson Scandal 5th February 2026 Having forced Labour into another U-turn... National News
Conservatives Demand Answers on Mandelson Scandal 4th February 2026 The public deserves to know the truth... National News
Conservatives force U-turn on pub business rates 27th January 2026 We’re calling for a full business rates U-turn. Because pubs are not the only ones under threat. National News
