@gareththomasMP

Labour & Co-op MP for Harrow West; if you want to get in touch please e-mail me on: [email protected]

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Joined November 2010
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Fair Banking for All@FBfACampaignSep 8
📢 29 MPs have written to Chancellor John Healey calling for a #FairBankingAct to expand affordable credit and support growth in every postcode. #FairBankingForAll @gareththomasMP financeinnovationlab.org/mps…

MPs urge the Chancellor to back a Fair Banking Act for growth in every postcode - Finance Innovat...

By Kay Polley 29 MPs have written to John Healey to back a Fair Banking Act to spread growth and affordable credit across the UK. As John Healey set out his ambition for “growth in every postcode”, a...

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@CoopPartySep 8
Big banks have all the data to know they’re underserving Britain’s communities. Credit unions and community banks should be supported to step up and deliver growth in every postcode. We’re glad to see Gareth and other Co-operative MPs leading on a new Fair Banking Act.
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@gareththomasMPSep 8
I’ve coordinated a letter to the Chancellor, signed by @LabourParty & @CoopParty colleagues, calling for a Fair Banking Act to ensure people & viable businesses can access affordable finance wherever they live. Good growth in every postcode needs fair access to finance.
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I’ve coordinated a letter to the Chancellor, signed by @LabourParty & @CoopParty colleagues, calling for a Fair Banking Act to ensure people & viable businesses can access affordable finance wherever they live. Good growth in every postcode needs fair access to finance.
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🇳🇵 STANDING WITH NEPAL Today in Parliament I asked about UK support for Nepal following the devastating floods and landslides, following my urgent letter to the Foreign Secretary last week.
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Many Harrow residents have loved ones in Nepal and will have been desperately worried about family and friends as the disaster has unfolded. ❤️🇳🇵 With 900 confirmed dead and more than 4,000 people missing, this is a devastating reminder of the human cost of climate change. 🌍🌊
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I welcome the Minister’s response and will continue to press for the UK to play its part - tackling climate change, supporting humanitarian efforts and standing with communities when they need us most. 🇬🇧🤝🇳🇵
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I asked whether the crisis underlines the need for sustained international action on climate change, alongside the importance of UK aid in supporting communities facing humanitarian emergencies.
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Pleased to see today’s @thetimes cover my call for HSBC, Barclays & Santander to each invest £10m in CDFIs and credit unions. Everyone with a viable business deserves a fair chance to access finance. @resp_finance @TheFinanceLab @CoopParty thetimes.com/article/a9b16da…

Banks urged to invest £30m into local firms as US rivals lead the way

A former business minister wants Barclays, Santander and HSBC to each provide £10 million to ‘help unlock economic opportunity in areas that need it most’

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A Fair Banking Act can help unlock growth in every postcode by improving access to affordable finance and supporting community lenders. My latest for @LabourList, with thanks to @TheFinanceLab, @resp_finance & @CoopParty 👇 labourlist.org/2026/07/fair-…

‘A Fair Banking Act is essential to allowing every postcode to access growth’ – LabourList

Andy Burnham has set an ambitious challenge for this Labour government: to deliver good growth in every postcode. It is a vision that recognises economic…

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"Although the ‘reset’ has achieved some positive improvements, we need a fundamentally new deal with the EU that goes beyond incremental changes." ✍️@gareththomasMP for @UKandEU ukandeu.ac.uk/time-for-labou…

Time for Labour to go big on the EU - UK in a changing Europe

Gareth Thomas MP argues that the Labour government should make an ‘ambitious new offer to the EU’, using the EU’s updated agreements with Switzerland as a precedent.

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The EU’s deal with Switzerland shows there’s a practical path for the UK back towards the Single Market in key sectors. We should seize it and agree a far more ambitious reset with Europe. ukandeu.ac.uk/time-for-labou…

Time for Labour to go big on the EU - UK in a changing Europe

Gareth Thomas MP argues that the Labour government should make an ‘ambitious new offer to the EU’, using the EU’s updated agreements with Switzerland as a precedent.

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Today in Parliament, I highlighted @NIESRorg research showing the UK economy could grow by 3.5% with stronger mutual & community banking. Millions are locked out of affordable credit. Expanding credit unions & CDFIs could change that. @FBfACampaign @CoopParty @resp_finance
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I’m genuinely shocked and saddened by reports that Will Jackson, Conservative candidate for North Harrow, told British-born Asian MPs like Rishi Sunak and Shabana Mahmood that they are “not British” and should “go back to Pakistan.”
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But serious questions remain about how he was selected as a candidate in the first place, and why he was considered fit to represent our community. 🔗 bylinetimes.com/2026/04/13/c…

Conservative Candidate Tells British MPs to 'Go Back to Pakistan'

EXCLUSIVE: Kemi Badenoch suspends the Conservative party's candidate for North Harrow, after a Byline Times investigation uncovered a series of vile messages he posted over recent months

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I’m proud of Harrow’s diverse, close-knit communities. Every candidate should seek to unite people, not divide them. This matter must be taken seriously. I welcome the Tory’s Party’s statement that Mr Jackson’s comments are wholly unacceptable and their decision to suspend him.
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He also suggested figures like Anthony Joshua and Dua Lipa aren’t British. I have raised this important matter in Parliament today, because there is no place for racism in our politics.
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Today in Parliament, I highlighted Fay Bond, who took up athletics at 90 & at 101 won 🥇🥇🥇 at the US Senior Olympics, the oldest of 12k+ competitors. 💪Staying active later in life has huge benefits. When will we see a 🇬🇧 UK Senior Olympics? @TeamGB @Sport_England @_ukactive
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Community banks unlock funding for small businesses & provide affordable loans when people need them most. They’re a powerful force in the US but still far too limited here in the UK. That needs to change. @resp_finance @TheFinanceLab @CoopParty 🧵1/3 cityam.com/small-business-mi…

Small business minister: we will unlock £1bn of local lending

Community Development Finance gives small local business the funding and confidence they need to grow. That's why this Labour government is launching a taskforce to expand the sector

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Britain has huge potential to grow community lenders, CDFIs and credit unions - but major banks must step up and invest in left-behind communities. 📊 Fair Banking legislation can help make that happen - unlocking opportunity and supporting businesses where it matters most. 3/3
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In government, I initiated a drive to grow community and mutual banks in the UK, and I’m delighted that @peterkyle and Blair McDougall MP have taken this work forward through a new taskforce. 🤝 2/3
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