Gareth Thomas MP

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@gareththomasMP

Labour & Co-op MP for Harrow West; if you want to get in touch please e-mail me on: gareth.thomas.mp@parliament.uk

gareththomas.org.uk Joined November 2010

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Gareth Thomas MP @gareththomasMP Sep 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.

Gareth Thomas MP @gareththomasMP Sep 1

🇳🇵 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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Gareth Thomas MP @gareththomasMP Aug 3

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/a9b16d…

Gareth Thomas MP @gareththomasMP Jul 28

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-b…

labourlist.org 'A Fair Banking Act is essential to allowing every postcode to access growth' - LabourList If we want good growth in every postcode, devolution of powers must go hand-in-hand with a financial system that works in every postcode too.

Gareth Thomas MP @gareththomasMP Jul 14

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…

ukandeu.ac.uk 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.