Black history should be mandatory on the school curriculum
Many of you have written to me about the need for black history to be…
Thangam Debbonaire
MP for Bristol West
Shadow Secretary of State for Housing and Homelessness
Parliamentary blog
Recent Parliamentary blog posts
Education during the COVID-19 crisis and the government’s strategy to reopen schools
I welcome Boris Johnson’s u-turn today on the provision of free school meal vouchers for…
The actions of Dominic Cummings and my letter to the Prime Minister
Hundreds of people in Bristol West have written to me about the actions of Dominic…
Urging the government to take action – my letter to the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government
People should not fear losing their homes or going back to sleeping rough. Today, as…
In a national crisis, the government must listen to MPs from all parties – and their constituents
Today I begged Treasury minister John Glen to listen to MPs’ suggestions from across the…
Urgent situation on Turkish-Greek border and refugee crisis in Greece
Today in the House of Commons I and other MPs questioned the Foreign Secretary about…
Minister agrees to look again at refugee ‘move on’ period
Yesterday I led a Parliamentary debate on giving people fleeing war and persecution a better…
Urgent Question on deteriorating situation in north-west Syria
The government was forced to ask an Urgent Question on the security situation in north-west…
Settlement Scheme Application process for EU citizens living in the UK
I am concerned about the settlement scheme application process for EU citizens living in the…