Afghanistan: What next for people trying to escape?
As I write, we are all still coming to terms with the very violent attacks…
Thangam Debbonaire
MP for Bristol West
Shadow Leader of the House of Commons
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Afghanistan Update
Yesterday, 18th August 2021, Parliament was recalled to debate the situation in Afghanistan. I was…
The situation in Afghanistan
As I write, the Taliban is consolidating their hold on Afghanistan. They have entered Kabul…
News from your MP – 13 August, 2021
Welcome to the latest edition of my monthly newsletter. Get this monthly newsletter in your…
I am Shadow Leader of the House of Commons- but what does that mean?
In May, I was appointed to a new role as Shadow Leader of the House…
New climate report should shake this sleepy government into action
The new report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is both terrifying and heartbreaking.…
Congratulations to A level and BTEC students!
I wish good luck to everyone getting A level and BTEC results today. Throughout the…
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…
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,…
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…