The Chancellor has ignored the pleas of more than 40 MPs to reverse the Government's Employer NIC hike on key services. This will be a blow to General Practices, dentists, hospices, care homes and charities across South West Devon.There is only one outcome: enforced cuts to key services.
On Tuesday I delivered a speech in Parliament on Devon’s chronic shortage of NHS dentists, with its waiting list now standing at 60,000.Locally, progress is being made to retain dental students from Plymouth University here for their careers.
Rebecca Smith MP, Member of Parliament for South West Devon, has urged the Labour Government to reconsider axing the £50 water bill rebate for South West Water users in an Oral Question to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Steve Reed.
Last month I visited Radiotherapy UK's drop-in in Parliament and pledged to campaign for better radiotherapy treatment and NHS care more broadly in Parliament.Sadly, no Integrated Care System or region in England is meeting its 62-day cancer waiting list target.
The Government’s family farm tax will devastate family farms in South West Devon. From April 2026, family farms worth more than £1m, previously exempt, will have to pay inheritance tax at 20%.Every week I hear from farmers who run on thin margins.
South West Devon MP Rebecca Smith has voiced serious concerns over the Labour Government’s budget decision to raise employer National Insurance (NI) contributions, warning that the unexpected rise will heavily impact key services.
