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
Monday 1 February 2021 Nick Thomas-Symonds Nick Thomas-Symonds responds to The Times’ report that SAGE recommended tougher restrictions at the border Continue Reading
Monday 1 February 2021 Nick Thomas-Symonds Nick Thomas-Symonds responds to the result of Labour’s Opposition Day debate on border security against Covid Continue Reading
Monday 1 February 2021 Coronavirus / Nick Thomas-Symonds Nick Thomas-Symonds comments on the South African variant of Coronavirus being identified in eight areas of England Continue Reading
Friday 29 January 2021 Nick Thomas-Symonds Nick Thomas-Symonds comments on the news that plans to make Lord Frost National Security Adviser have been scrapped Continue Reading
Friday 29 January 2021 Coronavirus / Nick Thomas-Symonds Labour announces it will force a vote to secure our borders and prevent vaccine being undermined Continue Reading
Monday 25 January 2021 Nick Thomas-Symonds Nick Thomas-Symonds on reports of wider controls on borders to combat spread of coronavirus Continue Reading
Friday 22 January 2021 Nick Thomas-Symonds Nick Thomas-Symonds responding to crowds at Heathrow airport Continue Reading
Wednesday 20 January 2021 Coronavirus / Nick Thomas-Symonds Labour demands Home Secretary comes to Parliament to update on border Covid security Continue Reading
Wednesday 20 January 2021 Nick Thomas-Symonds Nick Thomas-Symonds responds to Priti Patel’s admission that she disagreed with the Government’s Covid-19 border policy Continue Reading
Monday 18 January 2021 Nick Thomas-Symonds “Shameful and embarrassing” that Home Secretary won’t address Parliament over Police records loss – Nick Thomas-Symonds Continue Reading
Saturday 16 January 2021 Home Affairs / Nick Thomas-Symonds Shadow Home Secretary writes to Priti Patel for explanation of massive Police National Computer data loss Continue Reading
Friday 15 January 2021 Nick Thomas-Symonds Nick Thomas-Symonds comments on the news that the Brazil Covid variant has been found in the UK Continue Reading
Friday 15 January 2021 Nick Thomas-Symonds / Policing Labour calls for urgent statement from Home Secretary after 150,000 records deleted from police databases Continue Reading
Thursday 14 January 2021 Nick Thomas-Symonds Nick Thomas-Symonds responds to the Times splash about 150,000 arrest records being deleted by the Home Office Continue Reading
Thursday 14 January 2021 Nick Thomas-Symonds Nick Thomas-Symonds comments on travel ban from South America and Portugal Continue Reading