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MP calls to exempt GPs from National Insurance rise

The Liberal Democrat MP for North Devon, Ian Roome, is urging the government to exempt GPs, health and care providers, and charities from the recent rise in employers' National Insurance announced by Chancellor Rachel Reeves in the latest budget. ...

12 Nov 2024 at 10:20

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Spring Budget is ‘full of empty promises’ and does nothing for rural North Devon, says Lib Dem candidate

North Devon’s Liberal Democrat candidate has labelled today’s Spring Budget a ‘desperate deception’ and said it does little for people in this area. Speaking after Chancellor Jeremy Hunt unveiled his Spring Budget earlier today (Wednesday, March ...

06 Mar 2024 at 17:50

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Autumn Statement: Politicians divided on what it does for North Devon

The Chancellor’s Autumn Statement has been hailed as one that will ‘will help every hard working person in North Devon’ by North Devon’s MP. Selaine Saxby says it is a ‘turning point for our economy’ as she welcomed cuts to National Insurance ...

22 Nov 2023 at 17:26

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Highly valued street marshals to scheme to expand to Ilfracombe

A street marshal scheme which is said to have contributed toward a fall in anti social behaviour by a third in Barnstaple over the last 12 months will continue. North Devon District Council will fund it for another six months. The council, ...

05 Sept 2023 at 11:56

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New MP asks for urgent delivery of hospital programme

New North Devon MP Ian Roome is asking health secretary Wes Streeting to speed up a hospital redevelopment in Barnstaple before the operating theatres become unfit for purpose. The Lib Dem, who also leads his party on the council, ousted ...

16 Jul 2024 at 20:01

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MP calls on Conservative colleagues as pensioners risk losing state pension boost

MP for North Devon, Ian Roome, has urged Conservative MPs in Devon to distance themselves from their party leader over plans that could see some pensioners lose the annual automatic up-rating of the state pension. Last week, ...

20 Jan 2025 at 13:30

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Barnstaple Train Station Ticket Office is vital and must be kept open - Ian Roome

This week at full council I urged all councillors to reply to the public consultation regarding the proposed closure of the Barnstaple Train Station ticket office. The following was my response to Great Western Railway. As ...

24 Jul 2023 at 12:06

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MP urges Chancellor to reverse inheritance tax relief changes

A local North Devon sheep and beef farmer has expressed immediate stress and worry over the recent budget announcements and their potential implications for the agricultural community. Cheryl Cottle-Hunkin, who lives and ...

06 Nov 2024 at 14:23

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North Devon's MP responds to the budget

In a statement released following the Budget announcement today by Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves, local Liberal Democrat MP for North Devon, Ian Roome, declared: “I will hold the government’s feet to the ...

30 Oct 2024 at 17:16

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Ian Roome: Boot out Ofwat and bring in a regulator with some teeth

Sewage was dumped into North Devon’s rivers and beaches for more than 39,000 hours in 2023, new figures have revealed. This is a shocking 89 per cent rise in the duration of sewage spills compared to the previous ...

27 Apr 2024 at 09:00

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North Devon MP calls for hospital funding protection after Chancellor's statement

The Liberal Democrat MP for North Devon has called for North Devon District Hospital to be protected following Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ statement to the House of Commons on the dire financial situation facing ...

30 Jul 2024 at 12:20

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North Devon MP criticises government for dropping A&E wait time pledge

North Devon’s Liberal Democrat MP, Ian Roome, has criticised the government’s decision to abandon its pledge of admitting, transferring, or discharging 95 per cent of A&E patients within four hours by the end ...

11 Dec 2024 at 11:16

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