Adam Dance
@adamjamesdance.bsky.social
Liberal Democrat MP for Yeovil. 🔸
Passionate about creating opportunities for everyone and ensuring that no one feels left behind.
Promoted on behalf of A Dance, all at 5 Church Street, Yeovil BA20 1HB
Passionate about creating opportunities for everyone and ensuring that no one feels left behind.
Promoted on behalf of A Dance, all at 5 Church Street, Yeovil BA20 1HB
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.
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.
December 2, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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.
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.
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...
From hospitality to farming & retail, costs are rising & gov is not listening.
Somerset deserves better.
More info: www.yeovil-libdems.org.uk/news/article...
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.
www.yeovil-libdems.org.uk
December 2, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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...
From hospitality to farming & retail, costs are rising & gov is not listening.
Somerset deserves better.
More info: www.yeovil-libdems.org.uk/news/article...
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.
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.
November 28, 2025 at 11:39 AM
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.
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.
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.
November 27, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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.
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 @calvinbailey.bsky.social @helenmorganlibdem.bsky.social and Rishi Sunak MP handed in a letter to Wes Streeting, signed by 125 MPs, calling for targeted prostate cancer screening for men at highest risk.
More details at: www.prostate-cancer-research.org.uk/letter-on-ne...
More details at: www.prostate-cancer-research.org.uk/letter-on-ne...
November 25, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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.
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.
November 25, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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.
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.
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...
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...
November 25, 2025 at 12:14 PM
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...
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...
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Thank you so much to @adamjamesdance.bsky.social MP for supporting @salvationarmyuk.bsky.social's campaign to prevent drug deaths in the UK.
November 24, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Thank you so much to @adamjamesdance.bsky.social MP for supporting @salvationarmyuk.bsky.social's campaign to prevent drug deaths in the UK.
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"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.
Thank you to MP @adamjamesdance.bsky.social for attending our #EndTheCageAge parliamentary event & calling on the Government to ban cages for UK farmed animals.
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…
www.chardandilminsternews.co.uk
November 20, 2025 at 8:32 AM
"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.
Thank you to MP @adamjamesdance.bsky.social for attending our #EndTheCageAge parliamentary event & calling on the Government to ban cages for UK farmed animals.
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.
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.
November 20, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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.
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.
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...
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...
November 19, 2025 at 11:56 AM
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...
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...
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 [email protected]
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 [email protected]
November 17, 2025 at 12:48 PM
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 [email protected]
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 [email protected]
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.
November 15, 2025 at 10:37 AM
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.
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Thank you to @adamjamesdance.bsky.social for attending our parliamentary event to #EndTheCageAge.
November 13, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Thank you to @adamjamesdance.bsky.social for attending our parliamentary event to #EndTheCageAge.
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.
November 13, 2025 at 11:21 AM
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.
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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...
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 ...
www.independent.co.uk
November 9, 2025 at 10:10 AM
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...
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.
Thank you to everyone who attended — I’ll keep working with local councils to push for improvements to this route.
November 6, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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.
Thank you to everyone who attended — I’ll keep working with local councils to push for improvements to this route.
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.
It’s a big win for our communities and for everyone who relies on the line.
November 4, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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.
It’s a big win for our communities and for everyone who relies on the line.
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.
November 4, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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.
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.
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.
November 4, 2025 at 9:46 AM
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.
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.
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.
A powerful reminder of our resilience and democracy.
October 30, 2025 at 10:31 AM
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.
A powerful reminder of our resilience and democracy.
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.
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.
October 28, 2025 at 11:40 AM
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.
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.
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.
October 27, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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.
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...
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 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...
www.yeovil-libdems.org.uk
October 23, 2025 at 9:25 AM
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...
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...