Adam Dance

YouTube video by Adam Dance MP Adam Dance MP: “Why Bother?” – Speaking Up for Yeovil After the Budget

Spoke in the Chamber yesterday about Budget. Local businesses in Yeovil told me it creates uncertainty, higher costs & no plan for growth. Many are asking “Why bother?” We need ambition, real support for small business & plan that delivers for our communities: youtu.be/8_6GYMaAYJE

Three men stand behind a bar. The man in the centre is pouring a cocktail from a shaker into a glass, while the others watch. Bottles and bar equipment are on the counter.

I joined Shaun at the Lanes Hotel for cocktail making while we talked about the Budget’s impact on hospitality.
These businesses are vital to our communities, yet this Budget offered them almost no support. Rising costs & staff shortages are putting real pressure on the sector.

Adam Dance MP brings local businesses together following the Budget as frustration grows over lack of support Adam Dance MP brought local business owners together at the Lanes Hotel on Monday morning to discuss the Chancellor’s Budget and what it means for South Somerset’s economy.

Met local businesses y'day to discuss Budget. Clear message. No plan, no confidence, no support for people keeping South Somerset going.
From hospitality to farming & retail, costs are rising & gov is not listening.
Somerset deserves better.
More info: www.yeovil-libdems.org.uk/news/article...

Alt text: A man and a school pupil stand indoors shaking hands. The girl is in school uniform and smiling. A Preston School display banner stands behind them.

It was great to meet Shannon from Preston School this week, during Parliament Week, for an interview for their school newspaper.

It is brilliant to see young people taking such an interest in democracy. I am looking forward to seeing the paper when it goes to print on Monday.

At PMQs I pressed the PM on the future of Yeovil’s defence industry.

Thousands of jobs depend on the long-overdue New Medium Lift Helicopter contract. Yeovil is leading the way, but Gov delays are creating real uncertainty.

I asked the PM to back our industry and finally award this vital contract.

Delighted to have added my name to this letter, calling for a targeted prostate cancer screening programme.

Today I asked the Prime Minister to confirm that the UK will not back any peace deal that rewards Russia for its aggression in Ukraine.

Russia must not gain territory or be welcomed back into groups like the G7. That would only encourage more aggression.

Our support for Ukraine must remain firm.

A graphic with a quote on an orange background saying the Chancellor must deliver a budget that brings real change for Yeovil, next to a man in a blue suit smiling at the camera.

Yeovil needs a Budget that brings real change. Families face rising bills, local businesses are under pressure and services are stretched.
I am calling for support for high streets, lower energy bills and proper funding for public services.
Read more: www.yeovil-libdems.org.uk/news/article...

Campaigners standing in front of No 10 Downing St with a petition.

Thank you so much to @adamjamesdance.bsky.social MP for supporting @salvationarmyuk.bsky.social's campaign to prevent drug deaths in the UK.

Adam Dance column: We need to end the use of cages in farming Adam Dance MP backs Compassion in World Farming’s End the Cage Age campaign, urging government to legislate against caged animal farming for…

"I will continue to press the government to bring forward legislation that ends the use of cages for good"

Thank you to MP @adamjamesdance.bsky.social for attending our #EndTheCageAge parliamentary event & calling on the Government to ban cages for UK farmed animals.

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Voting is now open in the Somerset Youth Parliament elections.
Young people can read the candidate manifestos and vote here: somersetyouthparliament.org.uk/elections/
Please vote before Monday 15 December 2025 and make your voice heard.

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A man wearing glasses, a mustard jumper and a dark jacket stands beside a narrow, muddy stream surrounded by thick green plants.

Figures show more than 1,900 sewage spills in the Yeovil area last year — with discharges lasting over 16,000 hours.
I recently asked a question to the Minister to demand urgent action. The Government’s response so far is nowhere near good enough: www.yeovil-libdems.org.uk/news/article...

Adam Dance MP sits at a table with a smiling woman, talking to another woman with her back to the camera during a community meeting in a bright room with large windows.

Thank you to everyone who came to my Hinton St George surgery this weekend.
It’s always valuable to hear directly from residents about issues affecting their lives.
If you need support, please get in touch with my office on adam.dance.mp@parliament.uk

A group of people sit around a table in a small meeting room. Papers and glasses of water are on the table. Adam Dance is seated in the foreground, speaking with participants. The group includes teachers, parents and local stakeholders engaged in discussion. The room has white walls, barred windows and posters on the far wall.

Thank you to everyone who joined me in my constituency office yesterday for a roundtable on dyslexia and neurodivergence. It was a thoughtful and honest discussion with local teachers, parents and specialists who see the challenges in our schools every day.

Thank you to @adamjamesdance.bsky.social for attending our parliamentary event to #EndTheCageAge.

Adam Dance MP sits with Sir Ed Davey MP around a table with a group of stakeholders.

We spoke about universal screening, proper teacher training, and how we build an education system that truly supports every child.
As someone with severe dyslexia and ADHD, this work means a great deal to me. When we listen and work together, we can make lasting change.

Adam Dance MP sits with Sir Ed Davey MP around a table with a group of stakeholders.

We heard powerful lived experience and drew on the expertise of the British Dyslexia Association, Dyscalculia Network, Ambitious about Autism, Speech and Language UK and others.
Delighted that @eddavey.libdems.org.uk, Leader of the @libdems.org.uk, could join us and take part.

Adam Dance hosts a round table discussion with a series of stakeholders around a board room table, with large windows visible in the background.

It was an honour to bring together so many brilliant organisations and campaigners in Parliament this week for a national roundtable on SEND and neurodiversity.

For years, I was bullied at school – only my teacher’s intervention saved me As a child, I was called lazy and disruptive – and the playground teasing about being dyslexic and having ADHD nearly broke me. This Anti-Bullying Week, I want to make sure no child goes through what ...

As a child, I was called lazy and disruptive – and the playground teasing about being dyslexic and having ADHD nearly broke me. This Anti-Bullying Week, I want to make sure no child goes through what I did, writes the MP @adamjamesdance.bsky.social www.independent.co.uk/voices/dysle...

Adam Dance MP stands with local residents and councillors at the Eagle Tavern Junction to discuss road safety concerns.

I met with residents, Cllrs & reps from @somersetcouncil.bsky.social & @nationalhighways.bsky.social at the Eagle Tavern Junction to discuss long-standing safety & congestion concerns.
Thank you to everyone who attended — I’ll keep working with local councils to push for improvements to this route.

Adam Dance MP stands on the platform of Crewkerne Train Station looking serious. He wears black glasses, an orange polo shirt and beige trousers. A brick archway of a bridge is visible in the background.

Good news – from 29/11, the West of England Line between London Waterloo & Exeter St Davids will return to an hourly service, meaning more regular trains stopping at Crewkerne & Yeovil Junction.
It’s a big win for our communities and for everyone who relies on the line.

Adam Dance's hand plants a remembrance cross with a red poppy in the ground, next to a marker saying 'Yeovil'. The poppy has 'In Remembrance' on it in black writing.

This morning I was honoured to plant a tribute on behalf of Yeovil in the House of Commons Garden of Remembrance — to remember and give thanks to all those who have served and sacrificed for our country.

Adam Dance MP stands smiling with a group of six formally dressed people in front of a wooden door.

I met Honeywell in Parliament to hear about their work in Yeovil and beyond.
As one of Yeovil’s largest employers, Honeywell plays a key role in our local economy & the UK’s aerospace industry.
Great to discuss how we can keep supporting innovation, investment & skilled jobs.

MPs pose in the House of Commons Chamber, with historic wood panelling and green benches on display.

I was pleased to join The Speaker and colleagues from across the House to mark 75 years since the rebuilding of the Chamber after its destruction in the Second World War.

A powerful reminder of our resilience and democracy.

Adam Dance MP smiling and holding a sign that reads “Churchill Time – I support lighter evenings” next to a person in a large red clock costume wearing a Union Jack hat.

Last week I attended a drop-in on Churchill Time — a proposal to move the clocks forward by an hour all year.
It could save households over £400, boost wellbeing and road safety, and add billions to the economy.
A simple idea to make better use of daylight.

Adam Dance MP is shown in a costume shop decorated with Halloween decorations. On the left is a woman in a white costume holding a fake chainsaw, with grey curly hair. Adam Dance is dressed in a brown Barbour jacket, and a blue jumper. He is wearing glasses and both have a playful expression.

Great to pop down to The Mad Hatter in Yeovil on Friday. What a great display of costume props for Halloween we are so lucky to still have a shop like this. It’s one of a kind.

Adam Dance MP slams Government delay to SEND reforms as “an absolute betrayal” Liberal Democrat MP for Yeovil, Adam Dance, has criticised the Government’s decision to delay publishing its long-promised Schools White Paper — which includes reforms to the Special Educational Needs...

Children with special educational needs are being failed by a system already at breaking point.
Delaying vital SEND reforms until 2026 is an absolute betrayal of families who’ve waited far too long for change:
www.yeovil-libdems.org.uk/news/article...

Adam Dance MP smiling outdoors on a cloudy day, wearing glasses, a checked shirt, navy jumper, and brown Barbour jacket, with bare winter trees in the background.

Farmers across Somerset are already struggling after one of the hardest years in memory — the Government’s refusal to reverse the unfair Family Farm Tax is a real blow.
Read more here: www.yeovil-libdems.org.uk/news/article...

Adam Dance and Ed Davey attend a baby and toddler group in Yeovil.

Last month I visited Yeovil and heard about the difficulties faced by parents because of the closure of the local maternity unit.

Thanks to the tireless work of @AdamJamesDance.bsky.social and campaigners, it's reopening.