Cameron Thomas is the independent MP for Tewkesbury, having first been elected to parliament at the 2024 general election.

In the 2024 general election, Thomas (standing as a Liberal Democrat) won 20,730 votes, representing 42.7% of the vote. The Conservative candidate, Laurence Robertson, received 14,468 votes (29.8%), while the Reform UK candidate, Byron Davis, secured 6,000 votes (12.4%). Thomas was duly elected with a majority of 6,262.

The Tewkesbury constituency is located in Gloucestershire, in the South West of England. The seat was held by the Conservative Party from 1997 to 2024.

Political Career

Thomas is a member of the House of Commons culture, media and sport select committee (since November 2025). The committee scrutinises the work of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS).

In June 2026, Thomas was arrested on suspicion of assault and controlling and coercive behaviour. According to a BBC News report, he was interviewed and released on police bail.

A spokesperson for the Liberal Democrats responded: “Cameron Thomas MP has had the party whip suspended pending the outcome of a police investigation.

“Allegations of this nature are extremely serious, and it is important that the police are able to investigate properly.

“We are unable to comment further while the police investigation is ongoing.”

In April 2025, Thomas was among the group of MPs placed on a sanctions list by the Russian government. The measure barred them from entering Russia and was presented by Moscow as a retaliatory response to the UK’s stance on the invasion of Ukraine. Thomas responded that the action represented “the greatest possible endorsement” of his parliamentary activity.

Thomas has sat as a member of the environmental audit committee (2024-2025).

Thomas is listed as a member of the all-party parliamentary groups (APPGs) for climate, nature and security (vice chair) and learning disability.

Thomas delivered his maiden speech on 18 July 2024 during a debate on foreign affairs and defence.

In it, he said: “The climate emergency presents an existential threat to humankind and to the ecosystems that support life on this planet. We must collectively and decisively turn to face the threat now and export bold leadership to our neighbours across the world.”

He added: “Trust in politics has never been more fragile. It is the responsibility of us all to restore public faith in our political institutions…

Voters will engage with politics only if they feel that their vote has value. We must transition to an electoral system of proportional representation.”

Political Views

The Liberal Democrats (or Lib Dems) are a liberal political party, occupying the centre to centre-left ground in British politics.

The preamble to the Lib Dem constitution begins: “The Liberal Democrats exist to build and safeguard a fair, free and open society, in which we seek to balance the fundamental values of liberty, equality and community, and in which no-one shall be enslaved by poverty, ignorance or conformity.”

The Liberal Democrat autumn conference in 2021 ratified a policy paper entitled What Liberal Democrats Believe. The paper, an attempt to expand on the constitution’s preamble, was framed around seven “principles and values”.

The party’s core values were described as “liberty, equality, democracy, community, internationalism and environmentalism.”

Thomas is listed as a supporter of the all-party parliamentary group (APPG) for fair elections – a cross-party group of MPs and peers that campaigns for electoral reform. The group’s stated aims include replacing the first past the post (FPTP) voting system with a form of proportional representation, eliminating “dark money” and “undemocratic influence” from politics, and countering disinformation.

In May 2026, Thomas signed an amendment to the Representation of the People Bill, calling on the government to establish a “national commission on electoral reform”. Tabled by Alex Sobel as chair of the fair elections APPG, the amendment aimed to force a rethink of the first past the post voting system. At the time, Sobel described FPTP as “one of the biggest examples of a broken status quo in UK politics.” He invited colleagues to join this “common sense call to take a fresh look at how parliament is elected in modern Britain.”

In December 2024, Thomas voted in favour of the Elections (Proportional Representation) Bill – introduced by Liberal Democrat frontbencher Sarah Olney under the 10-minute rule procedure. The bill sought to “introduce a system of proportional representation for parliamentary elections and for local government elections in England”.

A total of 138 MPs supported the bill – with 136 opposed. Notably, 59 Labour MPs backed Olney’s bill.

Introducing the bill, Olney told the House: “First past the post is a broken and unfair system. This summer, the Labour party won a landslide election victory, securing 63% of seats in the House of Commons in return for just 34% of the vote.

“The system leaves millions of voices unheard and creates a divisive, adversarial political climate where collaboration is discouraged and accountability is often sidestepped.”

Brexit and Europe

Customs union vote (2025): In December 2025, Thomas voted in favour of the UK-EU Customs Union (Duty to Negotiate) Bill. The bill, introduced under the 10-minute rule procedure by Liberal Democrat Europe spokesperson Al Pinkerton, sought to mandate the government to enter into negotiations with the European Union to establish a bespoke customs union. In total, 13 Labour MPs joined the Liberal Democrats in supporting the motion, while the majority of the party abstained.

Assisted dying

Thomas voted in favour of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, better known as the assisted dying bill, at both second reading (November 2024) and third reading (June 2025).

Social values and conscience issues

Thomas was one of the 38 Liberal Democrat MPs who voted for the Tobacco and Vapes Act 2026 at its House of Commons third reading.

Abortion decriminalisation (2025): Thomas voted in favour of a backbench amendment to the Crime and Policing Bill that sought to decriminalise abortion in England and Wales in June 2025. The amendment, which was passed by a majority of 242 votes, removed women from the threat of prosecution for ending a pregnancy at any stage. As an issue of conscience, MPs were allowed to vote according to their personal beliefs.

Palestine

Palestinian recognition letter (July 2025): In July 2025, Thomas was among the over 254 MPs to sign a cross-party letter calling for the government to immediately recognise the state of Palestine. The letter called on the prime minister and foreign secretary to recognise Palestine at the UN Conference then taking place in New York.

Before Politics

Aaron Cameron Thomas was born in December 1982.

Thomas joined the Royal Air Force at age 17 and served for 23 years until resigning his commission as a flight lieutenant in 2023 to enter politics. His service included operational tours in Iraq and the Falkland Islands. He was also deployed in Oman, the UAE and across the USA.

In August 2021, Thomas’ team was involved in planning the UK’s withdrawal from Afghanistan.

Later in 2021, Thomas was deployed to the East Midlands NHS region to assist with planning and delivering the Covid-19 vaccine rollout.

Personal Life

Thomas lives in his Tewkesbury constituency.

In his 2024 maiden speech, Thomas told the House: “I follow a proud lineage of armed forces service, which includes my two brothers and my great-grandfather, petty officer supply Charles Trenchard, who gave his life aboard HMS Illustrious in world war two.”

Trivia

Thomas was involved in planning logistics for both the UK withdrawal from Afghanistan and the Covid-19 vaccine rollout in the East Midlands.