How will our creaking immigration system cope if we leave the EU?
Today MPs will vote on the Prime Minister’s EU Withdrawal Agreement – and it looks…
Thangam Debbonaire
MP for Bristol West
Shadow Secretary of State for Housing and Homelessness
In Parliament
Debate on cancer diagnosis: Education can help catch childhood cancers early
Cancer in children, teenagers and young adults is thankfully rare. However, whilst rare, every day…
Homeless people dying should be a public health emergency
It shames us all that deaths of homeless people have risen by a quarter over…
The Immigration Bill is finally here – and it is a huge disappointment
This is heartbreaking. The Home Secretary’s statement on the forthcoming Immigration Bill was an opportunity…
Reducing homelessness of prison leavers
I am pleased that Horfield Prison in my constituency is one of 10 prisons across…
Special needs funding for schools is inadequate
School children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) deserve the same opportunities as all…
When will MPs get a meaningful vote on the EU Withdrawal Agreement?
Today Andrea Leadsom announced we will see the Immigration Bill next week. On SIX previous…
No deal or bad deal is no choice
The Prime Minister’s attempt to delay the vote on her EU Withdrawal Agreement is yet…
With the Prime Minister running scared, when will we vote on the Withdrawal Agreement?
Yesterday the Prime Minister delayed the vote on the Withdrawal Agreement because she was sure…
With time running out, where is the Immigration Bill?
Today I asked Leader of the House Andrea Leadsom when the government will bring the…
One step closer to ending indefinite detention of refugees
Today my friend and colleague Tulip Siddiq made an excellent case for a change in…
Government in contempt of Parliament for trying to keep Brexit advice secret
Apologies for the particularly obscure and nerdy post today. This is complicated, but very important,…
We must be able to scrutinise the EU Withdrawal Agreement
The government are trying to push through the most important constitutional change in decades –…
Justice system reforms must consider vulnerable asylum seekers
Yesterday I spoke in the debate of the Second Reading of the Courts and Tribunals…
No deal Brexit: The government has no advice for Bristol’s aviation industry
Airbus has already warned it may leave the UK in the event of a no-deal…
The Prime Minister’s maths on school cuts don’t add up
Even primary school children are likely to be able to see the problems with the…
Asylum seekers need better access to legal aid
Last week I challenged Justice Minister Lucy Frazer on legal aid for asylum seekers. Government…
I ask the Prime Minister: What has she got against the 48%?
Today I asked the Prime Minister why she seems to be against listening to people…
With the government falling apart, how can it protect businesses from Brexit chaos?
Five ministers have resigned this morning already. By the time you read this, the number…
Will Universal Credit help or hinder the struggle against poverty and homelessness?
On Monday, I challenged the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions about the effect…
How can citizens of other EU countries trust the government?
Today I challenged Immigration Minister Caroline Nokes on the government’s commitment to citizens of other…