Story perspectives

Yellow Weather Warning and Business Rate Critique in Somerset

1/29/2026

Summary

Story summary

The Met Office issued a yellow weather warning for Somerset, including Burnham-On-Sea, from midday Thursday to early Friday as 10–25 mm of rain is forecast, risking floods and transport disruption.
Ashley Fox, the Burnham-On-Sea MP, criticized the Labour Government's partial reversal of pub rate increases as insufficient.
He argued that many independent pubs still face significant rate hikes and urged scrapping business rates to support local businesses.

1 of 1

Story summary

The Met Office issued a yellow weather warning for Somerset, including Burnham-On-Sea, from midday Thursday to early Friday as 10–25 mm of rain is forecast, risking floods and transport disruption.
Ashley Fox, the Burnham-On-Sea MP, criticized the Labour Government's partial reversal of pub rate increases as insufficient.
He argued that many independent pubs still face significant rate hikes and urged scrapping business rates to support local businesses.