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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
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Gideon Amos MP calls for SEND reform
Gideon Amos, MP for Taunton and Wellington, has demanded a radical overhaul of the support available to children and adults with special...
Sep 173 min read


MP calls for support to unlock 2,000 new homes
Three key infrastructure projects are urgently needed to support the expansion of the Orchard Grove development on the west side of...
Aug 122 min read


Gideon Amos honours WW2 heroes
A PR Spitfire from the 1940s (courtesy of the Gunn family via Spitfire AA810 Project). Taunton and Wellington’s MP Gideon Amos rose in...
Jul 292 min read


Daredevil Brian, 86, commended by Parliament
An 86-year-old Wellington man has been recognised in Parliament for his charity work. Brian Standring visited his local MP, Gideon Amos,...
Jul 231 min read


Gideon Amos MP vows to continue water campaign
Taunton and Wellington MP, Gideon Amos, has welcomed the news that Ofwat is being replaced by a tougher water regulator as a victory for...
Jul 222 min read


Gideon Amos backs plan to halve energy bills
Gideon Amos, the Liberal Democrat MP for Taunton and Wellington - who worked on offshore wind generation projects before being elected an...
Jul 182 min read


Gideon Amos calls for action to tackle housing waiting list
Taunton and Wellington’s MP, Gideon Amos, has called on the government to move to tackle the housing waiting list by tightening up...
Jul 162 min read


Gideon Amos challenges Transport Minister on Wellington Station funding
Gideon Amos MP, speaking on behalf of the Liberal Democrats, challenged the Transport Secretary in Parliament yesterday (Tuesday) to...
Jul 92 min read


Gideon Amos response to Welfare Bill
Gideon Amos, MP for Taunton and Wellington, says the government “got it completely wrong” as its Welfare Reform Bill was narrowly voted...
Jul 21 min read


MP slams government on Welfare Bill
The Liberal Democrat MP for Taunton and Wellington, Gideon Amos, is backing the party’s amendment to the Government’s controversial...
Jun 272 min read


Gideon Amos MP speaks out for rural businesses
Gideon Amos, MP for Taunton and Wellington, has spoken out in support of rural businesses during a debate in Parliament. He told the...
Jun 252 min read


Gideon Amos on Government fuel payments U-turn
Taunton and Wellington MP, Gideon Amos, has welcomed the government’s u-turn on Winter Fuel Payments to pensioners but said “they should...
May 252 min read


Gideon Amos calls for Musgrove funding
Taunton’s MP, Gideon Amos, has stepped up his campaign for interim funding to support the maternity and paediatric unit at Musgrove Park...
May 211 min read


Gideon Amos MP vows to keep fighting for stations project
Gideon Amos MP has said that "defeat is not an option" in his campaign to get the Wellington and Cullompton Stations back on track. His...
May 142 min read


May 10 min read


Musgrove improvements raised in Parliament
Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey and local MP Gideon Amos both called for urgent funding to improve Taunton’s Musgrove Park Hospital...
Apr 272 min read


Station supporters meet Rail Minister in Parliament
A 30-strong delegation, organised by Gideon Amos MP, travelled to Parliament yesterday (Wednesday) to press the case for new railway...
Apr 242 min read


Gideon Amos raises Nottingham stabbings at Prime Minister's Questions
Local MP Gideon Amos has called on the Prime Minister for an update on the inquiry into the violent deaths of Taunton student Barnaby...
Apr 32 min read


Reaction to Spring Statement
Gideon Amos, MP for Taunton and Wellington, has called for more support for small businesses following the Chancellor’s Spring Statement...
Mar 282 min read
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