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MP fights for improved Tone water quality
Gideon Amos, MP for Taunton and Wellington, has taken his fight for improved water quality in the River Tone to Parliament. He spoke on...
Dec 19, 20242 min read


RAF's apology to dismissed airman
A Taunton airman, dismissed from the RAF because of his sexuality, has received an official apology after his case was raised in...
Dec 18, 20242 min read


MP issues Pension Credit reminder ahead of deadline
Taunton and Wellington MP, Gideon Amos, is urging people to check if they are eligible for Pension Credit ahead of this weekend’s...
Dec 18, 20242 min read


Gideon Amos MP calls for community-led housing
Gideon Amos, MP for Taunton and Wellington, has said new housing should be community led, come with the right infrastructure and be...
Dec 12, 20242 min read


MP launches canal and river talks
Local MP Gideon Amos has launched discussions aimed at increasing the leisure and tourism potential of the historic Bridgwater and...
Dec 11, 20242 min read


Gideon Amos wants station project back on track
Local MP Gideon Amos again stressed the case for the Wellington and Cullompton stations reopening project in Parliament. His comments...
Dec 8, 20242 min read


Gideon Amos visits schools in Parliament Week
Gideon Amos, MP for Taunton and Wellington, visited two schools in his constituency as part of UK Parliament Week. The Liberal Democrat...
Nov 29, 20242 min read


French Weir Park water quality statement
“It is shocking that for so many years people were using our river, including wild swimmers, without being given any information on the...
Nov 27, 20242 min read


Gideon Amos steps up Pension Credit campaign
Ahead of Fuel Poverty Awareness Day this Wednesday (27th November), Taunton and Wellington MP, Gideon Amos, has stepped up his campaign...
Nov 25, 20242 min read


Somerset bus volunteers praised in Parliament
A £6.8 million boost for bus funding in Somerset has been welcomed by Gideon Amos, MP for Taunton and Wellington. But he told Parliament...
Nov 21, 20241 min read


Gideon Amos supports protesting farmers
Gideon Amos, MP for Taunton and Wellington, met farmers from his constituency in London today (Tuesday) as they joined protests over the...
Nov 21, 20242 min read


Gideon Amos steps up station campaign
Local MP Gideon Amos has vowed to step up his fight for the proposed Wellington Station after a second meeting with the Rail Minister,...
Nov 13, 20242 min read


Gideon Amos slams bus cap increase
People who use the bus to commute to work in Taunton and Wellington could be hit by the equivalent of a 1p income tax rise due to the...
Nov 13, 20242 min read


MP fights for new station, hospital improvements and bypass
Local MP Gideon Amos has vowed to keep fighting for Wellington’s new railway station – after a ministerial meeting on the project was...
Nov 7, 20242 min read


Gideon Amos fighting 'tractor tax'
More than 100 farms in Taunton and Wellington could be hit by the “tractor tax” following the government’s decision to cut inheritance...
Nov 7, 20241 min read


'I'll keep fighting for Musgrove' - MP after Budget
The MP for Taunton and Wellington, Gideon Amos, pledged to step up his campaign for improvements at Musgrove Park Hospital following...
Nov 1, 20242 min read


Gideon Amos launches 'pub and coffee shop surgeries'
Gideon Amos, the MP for Taunton and Wellington, is launching a series of informal ‘pub and coffee shop surgeries’ for constituents to...
Nov 1, 20242 min read


Gideon Amos fights for better broadband in local villages
The MP for Taunton and Wellington raised serious broadband issues in villages across his constituency in Parliament yesterday (Monday)....
Nov 1, 20241 min read


Gideon Amos calls for urgent action on sewage crisis
Gideon Amos, MP for Taunton and Wellington, has responded to the government announcing a new review of the water industry by calling for...
Nov 1, 20241 min read


MP's 1,500-plus responses in first 100 days
Gideon Amos, Liberal Democrat MP for Taunton and Wellington, has reviewed his first 100 days in office in a special newsletter for...
Oct 23, 20242 min read
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