Tuesday 14 September 2021 Nick Thomas-Symonds Nick Thomas-Symonds comments on the news that high-ranking police officers have withdrawn from pay review system Continue Reading
Friday 10 September 2021 Home Affairs / Nick Thomas-Symonds / Policing Nick Thomas-Symonds comments on Dame Cressida Dick’s extension as Metropolitan Police Commissioner Continue Reading
Thursday 9 September 2021 Home Affairs / Nick Thomas-Symonds Nick Thomas-Symonds responds to Priti Patel authorising turn-around tactics on small boat crossings in the Channel Continue Reading
Friday 3 September 2021 Nick Thomas-Symonds Labour comments on Government seeking advice on making laughing gas possession a crime Continue Reading
Tuesday 17 August 2021 Foreign Policy / Home / Nick Thomas-Symonds Nick Thomas-Symonds responds to the Government sanctuary scheme for Afghan refugees Continue Reading
Friday 6 August 2021 Home / Nick Thomas-Symonds Nick Thomas-Symonds responds to comments by Immigration Minister Chris Philp on Channel crossings Continue Reading
Wednesday 28 July 2021 Crime / Defence / Nick Thomas-Symonds “Staggering” £100m cost increase for Boris Johnson’s vanity yacht – Nick Thomas-Symonds Continue Reading
Wednesday 28 July 2021 Coronavirus / Home Affairs / Nick Thomas-Symonds Everyone wants international travel to open up but safety has to come first – Nick Thomas-Symonds Continue Reading
Friday 23 July 2021 Home Affairs / Nick Thomas-Symonds / Policing Senior policing figures criticise pay settlement as Labour calls on Home Secretary to ‘listen and change course’ Continue Reading
Thursday 22 July 2021 Home Affairs / Nick Thomas-Symonds / Policing Priti Patel’s position “untenable” following Police Federation vote of no confidence – Nick Thomas-Symonds Continue Reading
Thursday 22 July 2021 Nick Thomas-Symonds / Policing Labour fully supports Police Federation’s declaration of ‘no confidence’ in Home Secretary Continue Reading
Thursday 22 July 2021 Crime / Nick Thomas-Symonds / Policing Government urgently needs to tackle staggering increase in anti-social behaviour Continue Reading
Wednesday 21 July 2021 Nick Thomas-Symonds Labour responds to ‘insulting’ real terms pay cut for police officers Continue Reading
Wednesday 21 July 2021 Nick Thomas-Symonds UK-France cooperation on illegal immigration – Nick Thomas-Symonds responds Continue Reading
Monday 19 July 2021 Nick Thomas-Symonds Labour comments on Second Reading Debate of the Nationality and Borders Bill Continue Reading
Friday 16 July 2021 Coronavirus / Home Affairs / Nick Thomas-Symonds Labour responds to the news that travellers from France will have to quarantine Continue Reading
Wednesday 14 July 2021 Nick Thomas-Symonds Labour challenges Home Secretary over failure to tackle racist abuse online Continue Reading
Friday 9 July 2021 Nick Thomas-Symonds Sarah Everard case plea hearing – Nick Thomas-Symonds responds Continue Reading
Friday 9 July 2021 Nick Thomas-Symonds Home Office spent more than £370,000 to settle Sir Philip Rutnam’s tribunal claim in Priti Patel bullying case – Nick Thomas-Symonds responds Continue Reading
Tuesday 6 July 2021 Home Affairs / Nick Thomas-Symonds Labour responds to the Government’s Nationality and Borders Bill Continue Reading
Monday 5 July 2021 Nick Thomas-Symonds / Policing Labour votes against the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill at Third Reading Continue Reading
Sunday 4 July 2021 Nick Thomas-Symonds / Workers' Rights Labour calls for all MPs to get behind law change to increase protection for shopworkers Continue Reading
Sunday 4 July 2021 Home Affairs / Nick Thomas-Symonds Nick Thomas-Symonds responds to government announcement of harsher sentences for migrants Continue Reading
Monday 28 June 2021 Nick Thomas-Symonds Nick Thomas-Symonds comments on Priti Patel’s plans for migrants to be held in an offshore hub Continue Reading
Thursday 24 June 2021 Home / Nick Thomas-Symonds Nick Thomas-Symonds responds to changes to Covid travel restrictions Continue Reading
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