A nine-month pilot project at St Ives’ Edward Hain Hospital trialling a new approach to caring for elderly and vulnerable people has been hailed as a ‘huge success’.

This month the Prime Minister, secured a revised deal between the UK and the EU. The backstop was replaced with new custom arrangements.

West Cornwall MP Derek Thomas has called for the Government to take urgent action to reduce the amount of plastic pollution.

The level of concern for the future of our planet has been acutely amplified since the IPCC’s reported last October that we have 12 years to reverse a climate catastrophe.

NHS England has today announced it has secured a definitive agreement with Vertex Pharmaceuticals to make available all three of their UK-licensed cystic fibrosis medicines. 

Really pleased to have secured a meeting with the new Secretary of State for Transport and the Roads Minister this morning after raising again the need for urgent road improvements along the A30.

Every household in West Cornwall and on Scilly should either have received or be about to receive a survey from me asking householders what they believe should be the priorities for future investment in the area.

Lots is being said to try and distract people from the work that is going on in order to leave the EU, with a revised withdrawal agreement, on 31st October. There is still time to do a deal and negotiate a future agreement of trade and cooperation.

Recently I and many other Conservative MPs have been taken to task on our voting records with regard to climate change.

With environmental issues riding high in public debate, Derek Thomas MP is backing a greater focus on energy efficiency – the missing piece in tackling the climate crisis and how getting a smart meter installed is one way to make a difference.