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Simon Jupp MP presents petition to 10 Downing Street with Devon campaigners calling for end to care tax charge

Simon Jupp, MP for East Devon, is supporting a campaign organised by The Filo Project, a local dementia care social enterprise, calling for an end to a tax rule that means organisations such as theirs must charge 20% VAT on care services.

The East Devon MP joined Libby Price and Liz Dennis, co-founders of The Filo Project, at 10 Downing Street to present a petition against the VAT...

Simon Jupp MP backs East Devon’s farmers in Downing Street ahead of the Devon County Show

East Devon’s MP met with the Prime Minister in Downing Street this morning ahead of the UK’s Farm to Fork Summit today and the Devon County Show being held later this week.

Simon Jupp MP welcomed new investment and support for British farmers announced today which will help strengthen food security and grow the economy. He also provided feedback from the most recent farmers...

StartUp Britain hits Plymouth

Following a high­profile Downing Street launch, national enterprise campaign StartUp Britain has hit the road and arrives in Plymouth today on the way to helping the number of UK businesses started in 2015 to reach a record 600,000.

At last month’s launch, surrounded by entrepreneurs, David Cameron announced that the target set for the government­backed Start Up Loans company three...