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

If you live or work in Kings Ash, Collaton St Mary, Foxhole or elsewhere in the western edge of Paignton that is receiving Pride in Place funding, then please consider applying to join the Board.

What is Pride in Place? Pride in Place is a national programme, giving local communities the power to set priorities and invest up to £20 million in each neighbourhood over 10 years. The funding aims to: To build stronger communities – All places should have strong relationships and a collective sense of belonging to their community. This helps bring people together to build community cohesion and resilience, helping people to feel proud of their area and safe in their

𝐈’𝐯𝐞 𝐰𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐄𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐲 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐮𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐠𝐚𝐩 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐫𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐮𝐫𝐛𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬.

February marked the two-year anniversary of the publication of the Hughes Report, which set out clear and compassionate recommendations for redress for those affected by the sodium valproate and pelvic mesh scandals.

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐠𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐁𝐚𝐲 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐚𝐫 𝐛𝐞𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐨𝐧. Already the crisis has exposed how ill-suited our current systems and approaches are to the accelerating issue of coastal erosion. 𝐈𝐧 𝐦𝐲 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐞𝐜𝐡 𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭, 𝐈 𝐦𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐬𝐢𝐱 𝐫𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭. Funding for the repair of the A379 Slapton Li