Dr Luke Evans MP urges Government to reverse family farm tax which “devastated” farmers Monday, 4 November, 2024 Dr Luke Evans, Member of Parliament for Hinckley and Bosworth, has attacked the Chancellor’s changes to Agricultural Property Relief and accused the Labour Government of “taking an axe to the trunk of family farming in the UK.” In the Autumn Budget on 30th October 2024 the new Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, announced the Government would scrap Agricultural Property Relief for farms valued over £1... Local News
Dr Luke's Weekly Update - 19 June 2021 19th June 2021 As the economy is showing positive signs of recovery, I met with local businesses in Bosworth to discuss their concerns regarding their post pandemic revival... Local News
Dr Luke's Weekly Update - 12 June 2021 12th June 2021 This week, with restrictions permitted, I returned to Westminster to resume my duties in the Chamber in person, a nice break from virtually beaming in! My first... Local News
Dr Luke's Weekly Update - 5 June 2021 5th June 2021 Finally, the warm weather has arrived... I hope many of you were able to enjoy the sunshine over the bank holiday weekend as I did on my staycation with the... Local News
Dr Luke's Weekly Update - 29 May 2021 29th May 2021 This week has been especially busy, predominantly in Parliament I was able to raise a number of issues; Most notably, much of the debate centered around Dominic... Local News
Dr Luke's Weekly Update - 22 May 2021 22nd May 2021 Firstly, Congratulations to Leicester City for winning the FA Cup! It was fantastic to see supporters back in Wembley stadium 20,000 is a good start but when... Local News
Dr Luke's Weekly Update - 15 May 2021 15th May 2021 This week saw the State Opening of Parliament and the Government laying out it’s legislative programme for the coming parliamentary session. I always try to... Local News
Dr Luke's Weekly Update - 8 May 2021 8th May 2021 This week Parliament has been in recess and as such I have been at home in Bosworth, mostly in meetings about the administration of my office for the coming... Local News
Dr Luke's Weekly Update - 1 May 2021 1st May 2021 They say buses come in twos…but in this case it is PMQ’s! Astonishingly after being pulled out of the ballot for Prime Minister’s Questions last week my name... Local News
Dr Luke's Weekly Update - 24 April 2021 24th April 2021 With 650 Members of Parliament, and your name picked out of a ballot, it is very rare that you get the chance to ask the Prime Minister a question at PMQs. My... Local News
Our spending boost to tackle adult mental illness 1st October 2019 Provision of community services for people with serious mental illness has historically not been a focus of mental health reforms. National News
How we’re planning to invest in our communities 30th September 2019 Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sajid Javid, has set out major new plans for investment alongside further measures to tackle the housing crisis. National News
5 key points you must know about our new housing policy 30th September 2019 Robert Jenrick, Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, will announce that tenants in new housing association properties will be given... National News
Why Labour’s education policy will undermine education 30th September 2019 We are investing £14 billion into school funding to make sure our children have a world class education. We’ve made sure that extra funding will go towards... National News
The Chancellor’s Speech to Conference 2019 30th September 2019 Twenty years ago, Mum thought it was a big deal when she watched the first Asians move into Coronation Street here in Manchester.Well, now she’s watched as the... National News
We’re giving police officers Tasers to combat assault 29th September 2019 Senseless violence has blighted our streets for far too long.Over recent weeks, we have seen police officers attacked while simply doing their jobs. And... National News
