West Cornwall MP Derek Thomas is urging people to take part in a consultation on proposals to make the railway line in South Devon more resilient.

There is no appetite for me to create further cost and disruption to small business.

We now know what choice members of the Conservative Party have for a future leader and a future prime minister.

Today sees the start of the third Great Get Together celebration which is inspired by the memory of former Batley and Spen MP Jo Cox, who was tragically killed on 16 June 2016.

There are a number of events planned to celebrate all that unite us including:

Today:

Derek Thomas MP has lent his support to a campaign by the National Federation of Women’s Institutes (NFWI) and Friends of the Earth to dramatically reduce plastic pollution and the amount of plastic we use.

A CALL by West Cornwall MP Derek Thomas for an extra Bank Holiday next year to help those adversely affected by a shift to the early May date to coincide with the 75th anniversary of VE Day has fallen on ‘tin ears’.

MP Derek Thomas says new legislation designed to reduce the UK’s greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2050 could provide a wealth of skilled and well-paid job opportunities in West Cornwall but believes that the target is not ambitious enough.

Mousehole residents will know that SWW and their contractors, Glanville Environmental, recently completed work to replace a 510-metre length of rising main in the village.

As a member of the Environmental Audit Committee I am thrilled that the UK has announced it's plans to achieve Net Zero, the first (hopefully of many) country to do so. Please find below some information about this change. 

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West Cornwall MP Derek Thomas is calling for an extra Bank Holiday next year to help those adversely affected by a shift to the early May date to coincide with the 75th anniversary of VE Day.