Every year, here in West Cornwall, I learn about a group of friends or neighbours who are putting on a meal or get together to provide some Christmas cheer and company for people who are on their own. These acts of kindness are what makes our communities great.

West Cornwall MP Derek Thomas has welcomed the new Government’s support for small businesses with a raft of commitments announced in the Queen’s speech.

After the coldest, wettest, windiest General Election campaign here in West Cornwall and Scilly I’m relieved and grateful to be re-elected for the third time as the Member of Parliament for St Ives.

The Queen has set out the Conservative government's agenda for the year ahead in a progressive Queen’s Speech that aims to unite and level up Britain after Brexit.

The final declaration of the 2019 election campaign has seen Conservative Derek Thomas returned as the West Cornwall & Isles of Scilly MP for the third time with an increased majority.

Two more senior Government figures were in West Cornwall last week to boost Derek Thomas’s election campaign.

It was fantastic to have Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Andrea Leadsom, in Helston over the weekend, especially fitting given that it was Small Business Saturday.

Derek Thomas took time off from his street campaigning to welcome both the Prime Minister and Health Secretary to West Cornwall last week.

Health and Social Care Secretary Matt Hancock pledged his commitment to Helston Community Hospital on a visit with Derek Thomas, the prospective Conservative candidate for West Cornwall & the Isles of Scilly.

Derek Thomas has pledged to improve the lives of people with dementia should he be re-elected on 12th December.