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 - 5 December 2020 5th December 2020 This week has been a momentous week in the fight against COVID as the first of hopefully several vaccines has been approved for public use. I’m sure that most... Local News
Dr Luke's Weekly Update - 28 November 2020 28th November 2020 This week in parliament has understandably been dominated by the Government’s proposals for local tiers after the end of this second national coronavirus... Local News
Dr Luke's Weekly Update - 21 November 2020 21st November 2020 Over the past few months I have received many emails from constituents who are passionate supporters of Leicester Tigers and other rugby clubs who were... Local News
Dr Luke's Weekly Update - 14 November 2020 14th November 2020 A number of local people have been in touch with me over the past week with concerns they have about fireworks. Some people, understandably, have missed the... Local News
Dr Luke's Weekly Update - 7 November 2020 7th November 2020 This week has understandably been dominated by the debate and vote on the Government’s second lockdown to help us defeat coronavirus. Many of you have been in... Local News
Dr Luke's Halloween Update - 31 October 2020 31st October 2020 Parliament has been in recess this week which means that the day to day business of the House of Commons, for example the debates that you see in the chamber or... Local News
Dr Luke's Weekly Update - 24 October 2020 24th October 2020 It’s been another busy week in Westminster made slightly more complicated than I had at first anticipated by waking upon on Monday morning with potential Covid... Local News
Dr Luke's Weekly Update - 17 October 2020 17th October 2020 This week the Government announced their new local COVID alert system to tackle the long predicted second spike in the virus. It’s important that we have a... Local News
Dr Luke's Weekly Update - 10 October 2020 10th October 2020 It’s not every day that you get speak to the head of the NHS but after recently writing an article for the News Statesman magazine about the health service... Local News
Stamp Duty Land Tax surcharge for non-UK residents to make housing fairer 22nd November 2019 A Conservative majority government will introduce a higher rate of stamp duty for those buying property who are not UK tax residents. National News
More homes, more homeowners, and a better deal for renters under the Conservatives 21st November 2019 The Conservatives are today setting out how a Conservative majority government would deliver more houses, help more people buy their own home and deliver a... National News
Boris Johnson: I will cut taxes for working people 20th November 2019 A Conservative majority Government will cut taxes for millions of working people on low and middle incomes, the Prime Minister has announced. National News
Get Brexit done to support British farmers 20th November 2019 The Conservatives are committing today to protect funding for British farmers, enabling them to take full advantage of the opportunities of Brexit. National News
We are committed to securing justice for victims 20th November 2019 A Conservative majority government will introduce an ambitious package of measures to support the victims of crime, the party has announced today. National News
Boris Johnson won the first Leaders' Debate 20th November 2019 Tonight Boris Johnson set out the choice facing voters at this election – a majority Government that can get Brexit done so the country can move on, or yet... National News