Monday 21 June 2021 Home Affairs / Nick Thomas-Symonds Labour demands Home Office hand over control of failed Windrush Compensation Scheme to new Independent Body Continue Reading
Thursday 17 June 2021 Home Affairs / Nick Thomas-Symonds Labour responds to Manchester Arena inquiry report Continue Reading
Tuesday 15 June 2021 Home Affairs / Nick Thomas-Symonds Nick Thomas-Symonds responds to the Daniel Morgan report Continue Reading
Tuesday 15 June 2021 Coronavirus / Home Affairs / Nick Thomas-Symonds Full text of Nick Thomas-Symonds speech on government failure to secure our borders against Covid Continue Reading
Monday 14 June 2021 Home Affairs / Nick Thomas-Symonds Thomas-Symonds blames PM’s border “negligence” for 21st June delay in speech Continue Reading
Friday 11 June 2021 Coronavirus / Nick Thomas-Symonds Nick Thomas-Symonds responds to Public Health England figures showing sharp rise in Delta variant cases Continue Reading
Friday 4 June 2021 Home / Nick Thomas-Symonds Labour calls for urgent tougher Covid border measures for Thailand and Vietnam Continue Reading
Thursday 3 June 2021 Nick Thomas-Symonds Nick Thomas-Symonds comments on the Government’s announcement that Portugal has been removed from travel Green List Continue Reading
Thursday 3 June 2021 Nick Thomas-Symonds Nick Thomas-Symonds comments on the High Court ruling that housing migrants at Napier Barracks was unlawful Continue Reading
Wednesday 2 June 2021 Home Affairs / Nick Thomas-Symonds Labour warns of Covid variant risk as reports highlight Border Force set to increasingly struggle to process rising passenger numbers Continue Reading
Wednesday 2 June 2021 Nick Thomas-Symonds Nick Thomas-Symonds comments on the Home Secretary’s plans to make foreign health workers pay full price for their visas Continue Reading
Thursday 27 May 2021 Home / Nick Thomas-Symonds 75% of variants in UK from ‘Indian variant’ – Nick Thomas-Symonds responds Continue Reading
Wednesday 26 May 2021 Nick Thomas-Symonds Nick Thomas-Symonds responds to Dominic Cummings’ comments on the Governments Covid border policy Continue Reading
Wednesday 26 May 2021 Home Affairs / Nick Thomas-Symonds Labour responds to the collapse of the Hillsborough trial Continue Reading
Sunday 23 May 2021 Home / Nick Thomas-Symonds Nick Thomas-Symonds responds to Patel’s speech on plans for the immigration system Continue Reading
Friday 21 May 2021 Nick Thomas-Symonds / Windrush Nick Thomas-Symonds responds to NAO investigation into the Windrush Compensation Scheme Continue Reading
Tuesday 18 May 2021 Nick Thomas-Symonds Nick Thomas-Symonds comments on confusion regarding travel restrictions between UK and ‘amber list’ countries Continue Reading
Sunday 16 May 2021 David Lammy / Jess Phillips / Justice / Nick Thomas-Symonds Labour publishes Green Paper as Tories fall short on ending violence against women and girls Continue Reading
Sunday 2 May 2021 Nick Thomas-Symonds Nick Thomas-Symonds responding to the Prime Minister’s article in today’s Mail on Sunday Continue Reading
Monday 19 April 2021 Coronavirus / Nick Thomas-Symonds Nick Thomas-Symonds comments on India being added to travel “red list” Continue Reading
Friday 16 April 2021 Coronavirus / Nick Thomas-Symonds Nick Thomas-Symonds comments on discovery of Covid variant in UK first identified in India Continue Reading
Tuesday 13 April 2021 Nick Thomas-Symonds Labour demands answers on outbreak of South African variant in UK Continue Reading
Tuesday 13 April 2021 Coronavirus / Nick Thomas-Symonds Nick Thomas-Symonds responds to identification of the South African variant of coronavirus in London Continue Reading
Wednesday 7 April 2021 Home Affairs / Nick Thomas-Symonds Labour demand stronger rights for victims of anti-social behaviour as analysis reveals huge increase in number of people affected over the last decade Continue Reading
Wednesday 31 March 2021 Home / Nick Thomas-Symonds France enters third lockdown – Nick Thomas-Symonds responds Continue Reading
Tuesday 30 March 2021 Nick Thomas-Symonds / Policing ‘Under the Conservatives, criminals have never had it so good’ – Labour advert reveals decade of Conservative failings on crime Continue Reading
Saturday 27 March 2021 Home Affairs / Nick Thomas-Symonds / Press Releases Labour’s plan for tackling violence and supporting victims Continue Reading
Tuesday 23 March 2021 Immigration / Nick Thomas-Symonds Nick Thomas-Symonds comments on the Government’s proposed consultation to reform the asylum system Continue Reading
Monday 22 March 2021 Coronavirus / Nick Thomas-Symonds Nick Thomas-Symonds responds to comments by the Prime Minister about a third wave of Covid in Europe Continue Reading
Sunday 21 March 2021 Nick Thomas-Symonds Shadow Home Secretary reacts to scenes of protestors clashing with police in Bristol Continue Reading
Saturday 20 March 2021 Coronavirus / Nick Thomas-Symonds Shadow Home Secretary demands move to comprehensive hotel quarantine system as European Covid cases rise Continue Reading
Thursday 18 March 2021 Nick Thomas-Symonds Nick Thomas-Symonds responds to reports the Government is considering processing asylum claims abroad Continue Reading
Monday 15 March 2021 Home / Nick Thomas-Symonds / Women and Equalities Nick Thomas-Symonds responds to Government defeat in the Lords on stalking Continue Reading
Sunday 14 March 2021 Nick Thomas-Symonds Nick Thomas-Symonds responds to the Prime Minister’s announcement that he will convene the Government’s Crime and Justice Taskforce Continue Reading
Thursday 4 March 2021 Nick Thomas-Symonds Shadow Home Secretary demands answers on cost to taxpayer of Priti Patel’s unacceptable behaviour Continue Reading
Thursday 4 March 2021 Nick Thomas-Symonds Nick Thomas-Symonds responds to Government settling its case with Sir Philip Rutnam Continue Reading
Monday 1 March 2021 Nick Thomas-Symonds Shadow Home Secretary demands answers as Brazil strain reaches UK Continue Reading
Sunday 28 February 2021 Coronavirus / Nick Thomas-Symonds It is deeply concerning that the Brazil COVID variant has been found in this country. Continue Reading
Wednesday 24 February 2021 Home Affairs / Nick Thomas-Symonds Labour comments as Home Office data shows low levels of payouts in the Windrush Compensation Scheme Continue Reading
Monday 15 February 2021 Nick Thomas-Symonds Fatal flaws in the Government’s half-baked hotel quarantine policy show why only a comprehensive system can work Continue Reading
Friday 12 February 2021 Nick Thomas-Symonds Countries could be added on ‘red list’ at hours’ notice – Nick Thomas-Symonds responds Continue Reading
Thursday 11 February 2021 Coronavirus / Nick Thomas-Symonds Nick Thomas-Symonds responds to the hotel quarantine booking system crashing just hours after it launched Continue Reading
Monday 8 February 2021 Nick Thomas-Symonds Nick Thomas-Symonds responds to Gov’t statement on police data loss Continue Reading
Monday 8 February 2021 Nick Thomas-Symonds Nick Thomas-Symonds on Government failure to secure hotel agreements ahead of quarantine system Continue Reading
Sunday 7 February 2021 Coronavirus / Home / Nick Thomas-Symonds Nick Thomas-Symonds comments on revelations that Government’s hotel quarantine plans only apply to 29 of 41 countries with proven cases of South African variant Continue Reading
Friday 5 February 2021 Nick Thomas-Symonds Nick Thomas-Symonds comments on LGA warnings to Home Secretary about impact of damaging police data loss on major cases Continue Reading
Thursday 4 February 2021 Nick Thomas-Symonds Nick Thomas-Symonds comments on announcement hotel quarantining for “red list” countries is to begin on 15 February Continue Reading
Thursday 4 February 2021 Nick Thomas-Symonds Labour demands answers about hotel quarantine delay Continue Reading
Thursday 4 February 2021 Nick Thomas-Symonds Nick Thomas-Symonds comments on the Government’s delay to hotel quarantine plans Continue Reading
Tuesday 2 February 2021 Coronavirus / Nick Thomas-Symonds Shadow Home Secretary demands Government publish full SAGE advice on border quarantining Continue Reading