John Lamont opposes Labour's Family Farm Tax in Commons speech Monday, 18 November, 2024 Ina speech to the House of Commons on Monday, I called Labour's Family Farm Tax a "shameful betrayal" of farmers which will "rip apart rural businesses". Labour's Family Farm Tax will rip apart rural businesses and prevent farmers from passing on the family farm to the next generation. It's cruel, it's bitter and it's divisive. And it's the opposite of what Labour said they would do. It's another... Local News
1 in 10 still have poor broadband in the Borders 7th January 2020 The Connected Nations Report 2019 published by Ofcom has shown that 9% of Borders’ premises get less than 10mb/s download speeds from their broadband connection... Articles
Lamont re-elected in the Borders 13th December 2019 John Lamont MP has commented after being re-elected to Westminster for the Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk constituency. John received 25,747 votes which is... Articles
Lamont backs December election 29th October 2019 Local MP John Lamont has said he will be voting again for a General Election this evening as the only way to get Brexit sorted. Members of Parliament will again... Local News
UK Parliament Week 2019 to be celebrated across the Borders 29th October 2019 As Westminster gears up for a potential General Election, local MP John Lamont is inviting everyone in the Scottish Borders to get involved in ‘Parliament Week’... Articles
New £1 billion scheme to end mobile phone ‘black-spots’ 29th October 2019 Local MP John Lamont has welcomed a new £1bn scheme which will tackle mobile phone black spots in rural areas like the Scottish Borders. The new Shared Rural... Articles
John Lamont urges Borderers to support Poppy Scotland’s annual appeal 29th October 2019 Local MP John Lamont has urged Borderers to back this year’s Poppy Scotland appeal by volunteering their time for the charity and by buying a poppy. John Lamont... Articles
Veterans in the Borders set to benefit from new Government Office 21st October 2019 The UK Government has this week announced the creation of a new Office for Veterans’ Affairs, backed up by £5 million of Government funding and lead by Colonel... Articles
Why I'm backing the new Brexit Deal 17th October 2019 Despite repeated claims from EU negotiators and opposition MPs that the previous Brexit deal would not be reopened, the Prime Minister has renegotiated a new... Local News
Calls for more police officers for the Borders 15th October 2019 Local MP John Lamont is calling for more police officers for the Borders after joining the Hawick Community Policing Team on the beat. The visit was part of the... Local News
