Emma J Thomas
@EmmaJThomas
BBC Reporter/Producer covering West Midlands Politics:📱 🎥 🎙️ @BBCMTD @BBCWM @BBCPolitics Also: Mommy, Wife & Pawrent
Strong opinions being shared at a public meeting on the proposals this morning. I’ll have more details on @bbcmtd at 6:30pm. 📺 bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…
Breaking my maternity X hiatus to share this story. It’s special to me as ‘Nurse Julie’ is my Mom. 50 years dedicated to working for the NHS in Wolverhampton is an incredible achievement. 👏 🤩🙌🏼 bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…
Home with the newest member of our family. A huge “THANK YOU” to the wonderful maternity team @UHNM_NHS for their care. 🩵
Setting an ‘Out of Office’ reply on my emails as I sign-off to start maternity leave. Work will return in 2025, until then… our next adventure. 👶🏼
💛 Thinking of Cub 💛 🕯️ Thinking of all babies loved and missed 🕯️ @BLA_Campaign #WaveOfLight
Fire service chief exec reverses decision to quit bbc.in/484KDOw
If you missed today’s #PoliticsMidlands with @robmayor then you can catch up with it anytime you like on the @BBCiPlayer Just click on the link … 📺 📱 💻 bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episod…
The leader of @ShropCouncil @lezley4tern will not be wearing a Robert Jenrick t-shirt anytime soon. She told @robmayor she’ll be backing James Cleverly in the Tory leadership contest #PoliticsMidlands bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…
The Conservatives Party Conference continues in Birmingham. #Wolverhampton born leadership contender @RobertJenrick is on the main stage this afternoon. I’ll have more on @bbcwm. 📻 🎙️
I’ll have more on this live on @bbcwm in 5 minutes 🎙️& on @bbcmtd at 6:30pm 📺… Widows' 'trauma' at pension delays bbc.com/news/articles/…
Ben and Liberty’s parents spoke so powerfully to me yesterday about the impact of the loss of their teenagers. You can read more here, or hear their words on @bbcmtd at 6:30pm. 📺
Crash victims' families traumatised by trial wait bbc.in/3XPmWpJ
Susan O’Sullivan tells @EmmaJThomas she’s one of many retired public sector workers still waiting for pay-outs from the West Midlands Pension Fund See the full report in #PoliticsMidlands at 10am on BBC1 bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…
You can see more on this issue on @bbcmtd on @BBCOne at 1:30pm & 6:30pm today.
Parents distraught as baby graves regularly flood bbc.in/3AP4jJP
MP for #Stafford @LeighInghamMP confirms Home Office is no longer continuing with plans to use former university accommodation at Beaconside to house asylum seekers awaiting claim decisions.
'Bankrupt' council should ease savings burden - report bbc.in/3YKPnGp
I was briefed this afternoon by @WMPolice Chief Constable on their plans for far-right disorder in Birmingham. Let me be clear. Violent thugs will face the full force of the law. To residents, I ask: stay away from these events and let the police get on with their vital work.
Here is my statement following last night's violent thuggery and criminal disorder in Tamworth.
Work begins to ID Holiday Inn petrol bomb rioters bbc.in/3yurrfJ