Freedom for Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe
Today I met Richard Ratcliffe, husband of Nazanin Zaghari Ratcliffe who has been wrongly detained…
Thangam Debbonaire
MP for Bristol West
Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
Blog
Why it matters that the Government won’t follow its own rules
This has been yet another week where this Tory Government demonstrated their complete disregard for…
Tory corruption goes all the way to the top. And it stinks.
This week has marked a new low in Tory corruption, cronyism and chaos. On Wednesday,…
Crisis? What crisis? Tory budget ignores desperate situation for many in the UK
Many of you wrote to me about what you wanted from the Budget Statement. Almost…
When Tories break the rules, they just change the rules
What do Tory MPs do when one of them breaks the lobbying rules? They rip…
Protecting Bristol’s rivers from sewage pollution
Hundreds of constituents have written to me about the disgusting sewage pollution in our rivers,…
Seizing the opportunity of COP26: My weekly speech on Parliamentary business
As so many of you know, the UK is host of the COP26 climate summit.…
Are you affected by the cladding scandal? I need your help
If you live in Bristol West, and have been affected by the dangerous cladding scandal,…
COP26: What my constituents want from this vital climate summit
Bristolians have long been committed to caring for the environment and averting dangerous climate change.…
This week in Parliament
It has been a difficult week in politics. We are desperately saddened by the loss…
The Environment Bill falls short – but Labour wins an important protection
Yesterday, the government’s much delayed Environment Bill returned to the Commons after weeks of debate…
Shortages of essentials: What Labour would do differently
Shortages of food, fuel and essential products. Rising costs of food and energy. Taxes going…
Universal Credit cut: What this means in Bristol West
The Tories’ callous cut to Universal Credit this week will push hardworking families into even…
Violence against women: My letter to Avon & Somerset Police
The murder of Sarah Everard is causing deep concern for many of my constituents, many…
Violence against women thrives in a culture of everyday misogyny
After several horrific murders in the last year, our attention is once again turning to…
Council consultation on strip clubs: Have your say
Bristol City Council is running a consultation on whether to allow strip clubs in Bristol.…
Labour sets out a great future. How would it change Bristol?
In his passionate and eloquent speech at Labour Conference today, Labour leader Keir Starmer showed…
Business Questions: Energy price hike and the cost of living
This has been a tough week for households up and down the country. Working families…
Possible closure of Kingsdown Sports Centre – my response
Big changes are coming to the nine Council-owned leisure centres and swimming pools across Bristol,…
Parliament’s chance to deal with the climate emergency
I am proud to represent a constituency where people passionately care about the crisis affecting…
ONLINE EVENT: Political solutions to the climate and ecological emergency
A lot of people in Bristol West contact me about the climate and ecological emergency.…