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Thangam Debbonaire is a former Labour MP for Bristol West and a shadow minister for culture, housing and Brexit. She resigned from the frontbench in 2016 over Jeremy Corbyn's leadership and lost her seat in 2024 to the Greens.
Jun 5, 2024 · Thangam Debbonaire is a former cellist and a shadow culture secretary who wants to make the creative industries central to national renewal. She is a fan of the BBC, Radio 3 and Talking Heads, and has a background in child protection and domestic violence.
Jul 10, 2024 · Thangam Debbonaire, who lost her Bristol seat to the Greens in the 2024 election, blames the party's lack of a strong narrative on Gaza and its failure to capitalise on its achievements. She also reveals how Keir Starmer texted her after the result and how she coped with the abuse and threats.
Nov 30, 2021 · The shadow leader of the House and Labour MP for Bristol West on opposing Jacob Rees-Mogg, Labour’s prospects of winning a majority, and the best Talking Heads lyrics.
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Jun 28, 2024 · Thangam Debbonaire, 57 — a former professional cellist who danced at raves in her college days and has lines of poetry tattooed on her forearm — was in charge of developing Labour’s election...
May 7, 2015 · Thangam Debbonaire was the Labour MP for Bristol West from 2015 to 2024, and held various shadow roles in the Commons. Find out about her parliamentary career, voting record, spoken contributions and more on this web page.
Feb 23, 2024 · Thangam Debbonaire is a former orchestral musician and a Labour MP who leads the opposition culture department. She talks about her priorities for music education, arts funding and access to the arts if Labour wins the next election.
