The government must drop plans to sell off Channel 4
The government needs to drop its plans to sell off Channel 4. It’s a national…
Thangam Debbonaire
MP for Bristol West
Shadow Leader of the House of Commons
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The Building Safety Bill: Another broken promise for thousands living in dangerous flats
I have been following the debate around dangerous cladding and building safety for some time,…
Join my team – now hiring a part-time caseworker
Job Title: Caseworker Salary Band: £21,529 – £32,022 Location: Bristol Part-time (15-30 hours per week…
Why we need real constitutional change in the UK
Last week, I spoke in Parliament on the removal of English Votes for English Laws,…
Fighting the government’s New Plan for Immigration
The government’s New Plan for Immigration and the Nationality and Borders Bill entered Parliament last…
Matt ‘hopeless’ Hancock may be gone – but this still matters
We all know that Matt Hancock was a useless Health Secretary – even the Prime…
Are you worried about the climate crisis? Talk to me this summer
Even if you don’t see yourself as an environmentalist, I am very interested to hear…
What the PM and ministers could learn from England’s football team
The Prime Minister and the government could learn a lot from the Gareth Southgate School…
Why I voted against the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill
Many of you have written to me about the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts (PCSC) Bill. Like…
New vacancy: Constituency Assistant wanted
Location: Bristol with occasional travel to Westminster Salary scale: £18,525 – £26,505 Hours: Full-time (37.5…
Give your views on the government’s New Plan for Immigration
Please join me and City of Sanctuary Bristol to discuss your views on the government’s…
It’s one rule for us….
People have made terrible sacrifices to follow Covid rules. Today during Business Questions, I asked…
Labour to push government to keep overseas aid ambitions
Many of you have written to me about the government’s callous attempts to cut the…
Dangerous cladding: Labour pushes for Tories to keep their promises
It is now more than four years since the Grenfell Tower disaster. Over those four…
One year since the removal of Colston and the Black Lives Matter protests
It is now one year since the statue of slave trader Edward Colston was thrown…
Why did the PM keep a “hopeless” Health Secretary?
We’ve now seen text messages proving that the Prime Minister knew “hopeless” Hancock was failing…
“Predictable, predicted and avoidable, if government had heeded the warnings in April.” Reaction to Coronavirus restrictions extending beyond 21 June
The Prime Minister announced to the Press yesterday that the current level of coronavirus restrictions…
Why are we still exporting weapons to countries with human rights concerns?
The UK continues to export arms and military equipment to countries on the UK’s ‘Human…
Emergency Debate: 0.7% official development assistance target
WATCH NOW There could not be a more important time for the UK to look…
Tackling the climate and ecological emergency
Tackling the climate emergency and biodiversity crisis are top priorities for people in Bristol West…
One year on – the Colston statue goes on display at the M-Shed
One year on from the statue of slave-trader Edward Colston being pulled down during the…