Thangam Debbonaire

Thangam Elizabeth Rachel Debbonaire is a British Labour Party politician serving as Shadow Leader of the House of Commons since 2021. She previously served as the Shadow Secretary of State for Housing from 2020 to 2021. She was elected Member of Parliament (MP) for Bristol West at the 2015 general election, when she defeated the incumbent Liberal Democrat MP Stephen Williams. Shortly after being elected, Debbonaire was diagnosed with breast cancer, and did not attend a parliamentary vote from June 2015 until March 2016.