The Labour lawmaker Thangam Debbonaire has a plan to turn Britain’s ailing cultural sector around. Will she get to implement it? By Alex Marshall Reporting from Bristol, England For the past 14 years, ...

It would be interesting to be a fly on the wall of Keir Starmer’s holiday villa as he reads about the latest attempt by one of his own appointees to the House of Lords to resurrect the culture wars ...

The UK Labour Party has set out its plan for the film and TV industries, drawing a dividing line between itself and the ruling Conservatives as it slams the government for “getting themselves all tied ...

Critics have long said Rule, Britannia! has uncomfortable associations with slavery and colonialism - Guy Bell/PA Wire Labour’s shadow culture secretary has said Rule, Britannia! “alienates” many ...

Marvin Rees and Thangam Debbonaire have been offered peerages and could soon be sitting in the House of Lords. Bristol’s former mayor and MP for Bristol West were nominated by Keir Starmer to receive ...

We spoke to Labour peer Baroness Thangam Debbonaire, and asked her whether she thought the prime minister had waited too long before taking the fight to Reform UK. Thangam Debbonaire: I think he has ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Labour said government bills are disappearing at a “rate of knots” as they hit out at “chaos” in Parliament. Shadow Commons leader ...

Former shadow culture secretary Thangam Debbonaire has warned that the UK is at risk of losing its "global reputation for excellence" as part of her first speech in the House of Lords. Debbonaire ...

Labour deputy leader Lucy Powell’s views on party policy “really irritate me”, former shadow culture secretary Thangam Debbonaire has said. The Labour peer accused Ms Powell of “giving a running ...

To MPs in the Commons it is known as "the other place". But being elevated to the House of Lords has provided a way back to the political fray for two former West Country MPs. Former Conservative ...