@LibDems MP for Wells & Mendip Hills, passionate to serve my home area with energy, experience and deep care for people. [email protected]
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I’ve spent much of my career working to protect girls and women from all forms of abuse and exploitation, and I will not stop now.
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I’ve been proud to stand with Somerset farmers to protest against the family farm tax.
Today’s announcement that the threshold will be raised from £1m to £2.5m is welcome progress. But the tax must still be scrapped. With LibDem colleagues I’ll continue to fight for this.
The decades long neglect of #pwME is a great injustice and we are all poorer for it. I’m proud to be one of the 72 LibDem MPs who have fought to address this. And I know that I’m not alone in committing to continuing the fight to see real change in 2026
December 22nd. Thank you for being #ThereForME, Sir Ed Davey & the Lib Dems @LibDems!
This year the LibDems have been key players championing the need for improved support for people with ME in parliament. Nominated by Jonah Weisz @WeiszGuy1✨
ALT Photo of a smiling man wearing a pink shirt in a polaroid-style frame on a starry background, marked with a bright star labelled ‘22’. Text says: ‘Thank you for being #ThereForME, Sir Ed Davey & the Lib Dems!’ and ‘Advent Calendar 2025’.
ALT Graphic of a letter on a starry blue background. The letter says “Thank you Ed Davey & the Lib Dems for being #ThereForME! We were overwhelmed, but not surprised, to see how quickly all 72 MPs signed Tessa Munt's letter on the Delivery Plan. Thank you, Sir Ed, for encouraging a supportive culture that has enabled the party to stand so firmly with people with ME.” Hashtag #ThereForME at the bottom.
Some facts… the 72 LibDems are 11% of MPs but…
👉🏾 Have asked 43% PQs on ME
👉🏾 Constitute 23% of MPs in the APPG ME
👉🏾 ALL signed a letter to Wes Streeting
👉🏾 Secured the only debate on ME in this Parliament.
We were consistently there for #pwME.
My reflections after today’s APPG ME meeting….
‘As we look to 2026, it’s clear that there’s plenty that needs MPs’ engagement. Across the ME community there’s so much shared lived experience and analysis to inform the work that we do. So, let’s get on with it!’
#pwME
Pleased to support my colleague Al Pinkerton's UK-EU Customs Union Bill. A new customs union would provide genuine opportunity for growth, through a bespoke trade deal with the EU - hugely benefiting trade in the South West - my colleagues & I will continue to campaign for this.
Thrilled to take part in The 40% Project, a Royal Photographic Society celebration of women in Parliament. Thank you to photographer, Lucy Arscott, for photographing me and a great write-up. Full portfolio 👉🏾
rps.org/groups/women-in-phot…
I so love living in Somerset cider country!
Next Wednesday’s APPG ME meeting will focus on what members could do to promote two key issues:
1. Provision of specialist services for v severe ME
2. Better research funding.
Hoping that MPs will respond to constituents’ concerns and turn out as they did for the debate on ME.
An incredible privilege and honour to officially open the new Yatton Infant School. Wonderful to join the whole school community to celebrate their amazing, beautifully designed, light and bright spaces. Congratulations to everyone involved! Thank you for your hospitality!
👇🏽 Exciting news! But I know that whilst important, it’s an early step. Interested to understand what needs to happen next and how U.K. government could help… so that eventually we have treatments and diagnostics for the too many #pwME.
Webinar tomorrow: tinyurl.com/58j9vx8p
Our genetic analysis of ME is now live. The new study identifies 250+ core ME genes, shared biology with long COVID, and dozens of drug repurposing opportunities for precision trials.
Huge thanks to our partners and the @DecodeMEstudy participants.
#pwME #longCOVID #MECFS
Thursday’s National Emergency Briefing on the Climate and Nature Crisis had a clear message: act now. Decision-makers must step up and tackle the climate crisis before it’s too late. I shall be one of those asking for more.
#climatecrisis #neb2025 #netzero
A week ago the Westminster Hall debate on ME was held.
Thank you to all those who have watched the debate and sent messages of encouragement.
I’ve now written to the minister, Ashley Dalton, about the meeting she promised. And I have sent her the questions in my speech. 👇🏽
Thank you for a very helpful summary of the Westminster Hall debate on ME @#ThereForME.
Just working on next steps…
Today's #ThereForME blog shares our takeaways from last week's Westminster Hall debate, tabled by @tessamunt
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ALT Campaign Update 28. Five takeaways from Westminster Hall. MPs turned out in force. Clear cross party consensus on need for action. Severe and very severe ME got airtime. Argument for research funding bolstered. Stronger DHSC rhetoric. New #ThereForME Substack post.
Delighted that ministers have agreed to meet #ChinookJustice families on 16 December. Congrats to all those who have pushed so hard for so long. Looking forward to joining them.
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