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Gideon Amos visits St Margaret’s Hospice in Taunton

Our hospices need more support

Warning that terminally ill patients face cuts to vital hospice care, Gideon Amos is backing a Lib Dem campaign to save our country's hospices

21 Oct 2025

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Huge win for Forces families

Gideon Amos, working with colleagues in Parliament, has won a new legal right for military homes to be annually assessed

17 Oct 2025

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The Den Coffee House opened by Gideon Amos and Martin Strauss

The Den is open for business

Now open in Taunton - ground-breaking coffee shop offering free support and legal advice for people living with special educational needs and disabilities

13 Oct 2025

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Cllr Caroline Ellis at the River Tone in Taunton

Flood relief scheme to protect Taunton

Somerset Council in partnership with the Environment Agency will deliver a £6 million flood alleviation project to help protect homes and businesses in Taunton

13 Oct 2025

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Gideon Amos shopping in Taunton and Wellington

Good news on local business front

New business registrations across Somerset, and footfall in the county town, have increased this year

8 Oct 2025

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Your candidate in Wellington Town Council by-election

Gareth Williams will be the Liberal Democrats candidate for the forthcoming Wellington Town Council by-election in the South Ward.

7 Oct 2025

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The ‘Magic Dentist’

Launching an innovative scheme to take dental care advice into Taunton and Wellington primary schools

24 Sep 2025

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Wellington MP Gideon Amos meets with Network Rail officials to discuss plans for the town’s new station

Station plans are on track

Wellington’s MP Gideon Amos held a “very positive” site meeting with Network Rail officials to discuss plans for the town’s new station

16 Sep 2025

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UK Lib Dem headlines

child wearing a t-shirt with Ukranian flag in a heart shape

Education, Children & Schools

Certainty for Ukrainian Children Living in the UK

Since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, thousands of Ukrainian children have found safety in the UK – but many still face uncertainty, disruption, and trauma. They deserve security, stability, and the chance to thrive.

by Lisa Smart

22 Sep 2025

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A person in scrubs and medical gloves holding a bag of donated blood

Health, Care & the NHS

Never Again: Justice for Contaminated Blood Victims

The contaminated blood scandal is one of the gravest injustices in NHS history. We must honour victims with recognition, dignity, and compensation – and ensure no one ever suffers from such injustice again.

JBF

by Jess Brown-Fuller

22 Sep 2025

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