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In 2017, not a single person came to the UK via an illegal small boat crossing. So, what's happened to change that? Well, for most people fleeing war and persecution, safe and legal routes to claim asylum in the UK do not exist. Only specific groups, like those from Ukraine and those who worked for the British forces in Afghanistan, have such opportunities. The bigger point about immigration that some don't seem able to say is that we have benefited hugely from those who have

As I made clear in the Commons recently, the only thing leakier than the government’s pre-Budget period is the roof of Musgrove Park Hospital’s maternity and children’s unit. 2033 is just too far off for Musgrove's rebuild project; it has to start much sooner – I won’t be letting Ministers off the hook on that one. It really is time they came to see for themselves. The fact the Office of Budget Responsibility had advised the hole in the public finances was £4 billion, rather

What a wonderful Christmas we’ve enjoyed here in Taunton and Wellington! Thank you to the children who participated in my Christmas card...

Do you know an older person who could be struggling to choose between heating or eating this winter? If so, read on. Recent weeks in...

Your priorities in the recent election, like mine - care and the NHS, the cost of living and stopping sewage from being pumped into our...

Thank you so much to everyone who voted for me, and the Liberal Democrats, to elect me as your MP and for all the messages of...