The Fair Votes for All campaign has welcomed Derek Thomas, Prospective
Conservative MP for West Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, as a
Patron. This campaign is calling for English votes for English issues
to be introduced into the House of Commons as soon as possible.
Derek commented, “I am delighted to become a Patron of the Fair
Votes for All campaign. This is a matter of fairness for people across
Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly whose voice in Parliament is
currently diluted by Scottish MPs. With more powers being devolved to
Scotland following the independence referendum last year, it is not
fair that Scottish MPs continue to determine issues that do not affect
their constituents. We should be able to decide our own priorities in
our classrooms and in our NHS.
This is such an important issue for us because, in order to protect
the increasingly generous funding arrangements north of the border,
Scottish MPs will never vote for a fairer funding formula for
Cornwall. I am determined to sort this out.”
Graham Stuart MP, Chairman of the Fair Votes for All campaign, said,
“I am glad to welcome Derek as a Patron of the campaign. Derek is a
fantastic local representative who is standing up for the St Ives
Constituency. As more powers are handed over to the Scottish
Parliament, this basic constitutional unfairness cannot be ignored any
longer.”
The group has a Facebook Page, ‘Fair Votes For All’, a
Twitter account ‘@fairvotes4all’, and an email address for
inquiries ‘[email protected]’