Derek Thomas MP weekly column May 23rd 2024 Thursday, 23 May, 2024 It was a privilege to visit St Mary’s Hospital on Scilly last week. This was part of a two-day visit to ensure residents can raise any points and concerns with me. As we know, following Prince William’s visit, work has begun on the hospital site to build what is likely to be the first Integrated Care Hub in the NHS. It has been an extraordinary battle to secure the funds for this building. Scilly... Local News
MP's column 24th March 2022 The Government has committed to working to recover nature with the clear goal for people living today to leave the environment better than we found it! The... Local News
Derek stands up for publicans 24th March 2022 Derek is campaigning for Punch Taverns to reverse their decision to evict the publicans at a pub in West Cornwall. He has demanded action from Punch and from... Local News
MP's column 17th March 2022 I appreciated the opportunity to join Penzance and Madron Cub Scouts for their coffee morning on Saturday. This was in aid of Ukrainian refugees, and I know... Local News
Great Western Dog Walk for Brain Tumour Awareness Month 15th March 2022 It has been over two years since we were last able to organising a fund-raising dog walk for brain tumour awareness month. Dogs and their owners are invited to... Local News
Climate Focus 11th March 2022 West Cornwall’s Climate Focus group held an impromptu discussion about energy security last night after their guest speaker pulled out due to illness. A record... Local News
This week in Westminster 10th March 2022 On Tuesday the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addressed the House of Commons and the UK from Kyiv and what was noticeable to me was that, despite the... Westminster News
MP's column 3rd March 2022 I was wrong about Putin. Whilst I could see the scale of his military presence along the Ukraine border, I didn’t believe that he would physically invade the... Local News
Derek campaigns against Russia Today 2nd March 2022 Derek Thomas MP has written to the Culture Secretary demanding that the Kremlin-funded television channel is taken off British airwaves as soon as possible... Local News
Alok Sharma 1st March 2022 Derek has arranged for Alok Sharma to talk to local residents about his work co-ordinating the government’s action to achieve Net Zero. Derek and the Climate... Local News
