𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐓𝐢𝐤𝐓𝐨𝐤, 𝐌𝐞𝐭𝐚, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐑𝐨𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐱 𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐦𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐝𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐞…

Labour came into office under a mantra of change, but when it comes to health services in South Devon, all they’ve delivered is more of the same.

It is deeply worrying that Labour MPs reportedly received instructions to tell the Education Secretary there was ‘relief’ from parents about the government’s SEND reforms.

𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐳𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐛𝐲 𝐬𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐠𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐭 𝐠𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐥𝐞𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠.

Parliament returns this week after an Easter break which didn’t provide much respite from a crazy political atmosphere. The twists and turns of the news cycle are relentless, and I am sure I am not alone in fearing the ratchetting up of Trump’s rhetoric to previously unthinkable levels for a US President. But away from international affairs, I spent the Easter break back in South Devon, taking time meeting local businesses, visiting schools and talking with constituents. Amon

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