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Gideon Amos MP urges VAT cut for hospitality sector

The MP for Taunton and Wellington, Gideon Amos, is calling on the Chancellor Rachel Reeves to slash VAT on the hospitality sector in next week’s Budget. Mr Amos is backing a Liberal Democrat campaign to get the tax on pubs, restaurants, hotels and entertainment outlets reduced from 20% to 15%. He says the plan would boost footfall and tackle the double whammy of higher taxes and lower spending, currently hammering food and drink venues. “Just because the Chancellor needed cas

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Gideon Amos MP demands action on town centre pharmacy

Gideon Amos MP is stepping up his efforts to get the Jhoots pharmacy in Wellington’s town centre either reopened or sold. He has written to both the company and to Stephen Kinnock, Minister of State at the Department of Health and Social Care, to demand action. The Fore Street pharmacy has suffered from intermittent opening hours – a sign on the door says it is “currently closed due to lack of pharmacist.” Allied Pharmacies has announced that it has taken over the management

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Gideon Amos MP speaks out on 'great British property rip off'

The MP for Taunton and Wellington, Gideon Amos, has related harrowing stories of constituents hit by “the great British property rip-off.” He was speaking during a House of Commons debate on leasehold and freehold issues affecting millions of properties in England. Mr Amos, the Liberal Democrat spokesperson on housing and communities, described the current system as “feudal.” He said it “traps homeowners in a cycle of uncapped ground rents, exploitative charges and similarly

Nov 53 min read

Gideon Amos MP demands tax hotline for elderly

The MP for Taunton and Wellington, Gideon Amos, has demanded the launch a hotline for pensioners, after new figures revealed that more than 80 million calls to HMRC have gone unanswered over the last decade. Research by the House of Commons Library, commissioned by the party’s Trade and Investment Spokesperson Joshua Reynolds MP, shows that one in five calls to HMRC went unanswered in the last decade, leaving taxpayers without support. In 2024-25 alone, over six million calls

Nov 52 min read

Gideon Amos calls for emergency package on GP appointments

The MP for Taunton and Wellington, Gideon Amos, has called for an “emergency package” to drastically improved GP waiting times. It comes after new research revealed that, since January, 188,811 appointments in Somerset have had waits of over 28 days. That’s up from 60,152 at the same point five years ago, an increase of more than 200%. Local waits of over two weeks have increased from 230,617 in 2020 to 546,203 this year, an increase of 137%. Mr Amos has welcomed the

Oct 282 min read

MP supports students' calls for housing upgrades

Taunton and Wellington’s MP Gideon Amos supported students from the constituency at an event in London calling for upgrades to the quality of housing across the country. The gathering in Parliament Square was organised by Citizens UK and included schoolchildren, dressed as builders, who presented their call for action through a song while waving homemade banners, spanners and hammers. Those taking part were calling on the Minister for Energy Consumers, Martin McCluske

Oct 242 min read

Gideon Amos MP slams government on family farm tax

Gideon Amos, MP for Taunton and Wellington, has slammed the government for refusing to listen to farmers. His comments came following reports that the Chancellor does not plan to amend or repeal the damaging family farm tax in next month’s Budget. Farmers are preparing to stage a nationwide ‘Day of Unity’ on Monday, 24th November, to protest against the government’s proposed Inheritance Tax reforms. Mr Amos has supported the rural community in their campaign to reve

Oct 222 min read

Gideon Amos MP calls for more support for hospices

Taunton and Wellington’s MP, Gideon Amos, is warning that terminally ill patients across the country are facing cuts to vital hospice care. A staunch supporter of St Margaret’s Hospice – based at Bishops Hull and with a hub in Yeovil – he is backing a Liberal Democrat campaign in Parliament to save our country's hospices. The party is warning that many of them “are on the brink of collapse unless Government Ministers step in now.” The warning comes amid news that two in five

Oct 213 min read

Gideon Amos MP hails 'huge win' on military accommodation

Taunton and Wellington’s MP, Gideon Amos, is celebrating the success of a long-standing campaign to improve the quality of Armed Forces accommodation. The Liberal Democrat spokesperson for Housing and Communities, working with colleagues in Parliament, has won a new legal right for military homes to be annually assessed. The Government initially voted down his proposal in the House of Commons but, after Mr Amos brought the proposal back and won cross-party support for the ide

Oct 173 min read