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Serving as your Member of Parliament is always an honour but not always straight forward. This week has been one of the hardest of them all. Hundreds of you...

It's been a pretty fraught week in Westminster and I know from my mailbag that many of you have been following events closely. I know too that for many who...

Following a number of illegal traveller encampments in Burnham-on-Sea over the past week, James Heappey MP has called for urgent action to tackle the issue...

This month we are celebrating the 70th anniversary of the National Health Service and so I wanted to use this week's column to pay tribute to the amazing work...

Wells MP James Heappey has welcomed the approval of a third runway at London’s Heathrow Airport. Approval was given in Parliament last Monday when the plans...

This week Parliament has finally approved a new runway at Heathrow Airport which is great news for us in the West Country. Options for expanding Gatwick, Luton...

You must forgive me if these columns are starting to sound a little repetitive. Like all of you, I can’t wait for Brexit to stop being the big issue of the week...

Wells MP James Heappey has joined forces with dozens of other MPs to encourage the Government to adopt the Irish law on travellers as part of the ongoing...

Wells MP James Heappey has welcomed the news that Mendip is set to receive £150,000 from the Government to tackle rough sleeping in the area. James Brokenshire...