Coronavirus

I welcome the fact that laws imposed on citizens in relation to covid-19 are to be scrapped in a couple of weeks.

Amongst all the positive measures the Chancellor set out to support the UK’s covid response and economic recovery the announcement to cut the International Aid Budget did not sit at all well with me.

The G7 Summit has been a part of my world for a long time now. From the outset the agenda has been to grapple with how the world recovers and rebuilds following the pandemic and how this can be done, not just to revert to what was before but to build a fairer more equal green resilient future.

After the year the Health Secretary has had I would not blame him if he took time out to get ‘away from it all’ on Scilly. 

The Government wants to introduce food and garden waste collections across the country and make recycling simpler. Simplifying and strengthening the recycling process is something I’ve supported since becoming an MP, please spare a few minutes to have your say.

As I have snatched opportunities to help candidates in the local election this has given to opportunity to get ‘out and about’ across West Cornwall visiting villages and communities I’ve not ventured to for several months.

A total of £400,000 has been awarded across three local and valued organisations as part of the Government’s Culture Recovery Fund in West Cornwall.

MP Derek Thomas has hailed the news that more than 40% of people in his West Cornwall constituency have already received a Covid vaccine as ‘an amazing achievement’.

West Cornwall MP Derek Thomas has welcomed increased financial aid for the self-employed in the comprehensive support package announced by the Chancellor to help people and businesses through the current lockdown.

Acting quickly to introduce a minimum unit price (MUP) for alcohol would have multiple health and economic benefits, said West Cornwall MP Derek Thomas in a Westminster debate on coronavirus restrictions.