Rebecca Smith MP (@SWDevonRebecca) / X

Rebecca Smith MP

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Rebecca Smith MP

@SWDevonRebecca

Member of Parliament for SW Devon// Promoted by Emily Handley on behalf of Rebecca Smith. Both of SWDCA, 1 Blachford Rd, PL21 0AD.

Devon

Joined June 2011

Rebecca Smith MP reposted
Mike Wood
@mikejwood
35m
The outgoing Chief Secretary to the PM is right. Ministers repeatedly denied that Digital ID would cost £1.8bn over three years, but Burnham is now say he is using the savings to fund an £850m cut in VAT on energy this year. 1/3
Darren Jones MP
@darrenpjones
2h
Good news that VAT will be cut on electricity bills. It’s a simple way for families to save a few quid, and to mechanically help to keep inflation that little bit lower. But the DigitalID program was unfunded. The government will have to set out how it will pay for its new
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Neil O'Brien
@NeilDotObrien
1h
Senior Labour people are pointing out that Burnham is lying about how he plans to "fund" his promises. Wow, bad start!
Darren Jones MP
@darrenpjones
2h
Good news that VAT will be cut on electricity bills. It’s a simple way for families to save a few quid, and to mechanically help to keep inflation that little bit lower. But the DigitalID program was unfunded. The government will have to set out how it will pay for its new
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Mel Stride
@MelJStride
1h
It’s falling apart already. Labour say they will fund a VAT cut to energy bills by scrapping their proposed Digital ID cards. But the cuts to the Digital ID card budget are not real because the money was never provided for in the first place. As the OBR stated in November last
Darren Jones MP
@darrenpjones
2h
Good news that VAT will be cut on electricity bills. It’s a simple way for families to save a few quid, and to mechanically help to keep inflation that little bit lower. But the DigitalID program was unfunded. The government will have to set out how it will pay for its new
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Richard Holden MP
@RicHolden
10h
I congratulate @Heidi_Labour on her reappointment as @transportgovuk Secretary. But I hope under the new Prime Minister, Labour is prepared now to take the necessary decisions needed that the @Conservatives have called for, including 🚘 Axe the ban on petrol, diesel & hybrid
UK Prime Minister
@10DowningStreet
10h
Heidi Alexander has been reappointed as Secretary of State for Transport @transportgovuk.
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Kemi Badenoch
@KemiBadenoch
14h
Congratulations to John Healey on his appointment. He can now ensure the Defence Investment Plan is properly funded. Conservatives will work with him to cut benefits so we can fund defence. Because we can’t have higher taxes or even more borrowing.
UK Prime Minister
@10DowningStreet
15h
John Healey has been appointed as Chancellor of the Exchequer @hmtreasury.
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Helen Whately MP
@Helen_Whately
12h
Congratulations @patmcfaddenmp on your reappointment. When you said every meeting with Labour MPs is “who can we tax in order to pay benefits…” …I don’t believe you agreed. Will the new PM back you to do the right thing and make welfare savings?
UK Prime Minister
@10DowningStreet
13h
Pat McFadden has been reappointed as Secretary of State for Work and Pensions @DWPgovuk.
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Countryside Alliance
@CAupdates
Jul 16
Victory! The Dartmoor ponies have been saved. The government has listened to us and other campaigners, and removed incentives for them to be culled.
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Cllr Lucy Trimnell 🫖
@LucyTrims
Jul 16
Because Labour and the Lib Dems are preparing for a possible coalition in 2029. So they’re being really nice to each other all the time. Photos of Lib Dem MPs Adam Dance and Tessa Munt with Andy Burnham and Labour PCC for Avon and Somerset Claire Moody. Don’t they all look
Robert Colvile
@rcolvile
Jul 16
How come the Lib Dems get five peers and the Tories three? (And Reform/Greens none…)
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Richard Holden MP
@RicHolden
Jul 16
🚨 Labour's flagship ZEV Mandate is only being kept alive because manufacturers are forced to buy compliance credits from Chinese-owned BYD and Elon Musk's Tesla to avoid whopping great fines. Thanks to Ed Miliband's net zero nonsense, they can't simply get on with building and
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Rebecca Smith MP
@SWDevonRebecca
Jul 16
Sent with 45 minutes notice. A fifteen minute discussion with hoards of MPs invited. Really poor from @mhclg. Local Government Reorganisation is huge for my community and to fail to brief us before is deeply disappointing.
Rebecca Smith MP
@SWDevonRebecca
Jul 16
Rural Devon has been stitched up by Labour. Supposedly reorganised based on creating better places and economic growth, I fear only the urban centres will benefit and the rural communities will be left behind with two tier council tax to boot.
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Genevieve Holl-Allen
@genevieve_holl
Jul 16
BREAK: Government has u-turned on plans to cut the volunteer pay to the coastguards Coastguard rescue officers will NOT have their £11 per hour removed Transport minister Keir Mather this morning: "I can therefore confirm that plans to move to the expenses-only volunteer model
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Victoria Atkins
@VictoriaAtkins
Jul 15
Err, Emma – you’ve only u-turned because public outrage and the @Conservatives raised the alarm. Natural England tried this last year and you did nothing until now. And whilst we’re examining your record – you’ve voted for the highest rural taxes on record, including the
Emma Reynolds for Wycombe 🌹
@EmmaforWycombe
Jul 15
The Tories gave us a botched Brexit deal, national sewage scandal and Dartmoor ponies under threat. This Labour government is cleaning up their mess. Dartmoor ponies have been removed from stocking numbers and I’ve introduced a new payment to reward farmers for keeping ponies.
Rebecca Smith MP
@SWDevonRebecca
Jul 15
This is great news. Just need to make sure that @NaturalEngland recognise that it’s possible to farm cattle and sheep on Dartmoor and protect the landscape for the future.
Lucy McDaid
@LucyJMcDaid
Jul 15
EXCLUSIVE: Dartmoor ponies saved from fears of a cull after ministers step in with key policy change + 'pony premium' to incentivise farmers🐎 From today ponies will be excluded from stocking density calculations - a recommendation of the independent Fursdon Review in 2023