Nick Thomas-Symonds

Thomas-Symonds was born in Panteg Hospital, Griffithstown, Torfaen, and was brought up in Blaenavon. His father was a steelworker and industrial chemist, and his mother was a secretary. He attended St Felix R.C. Primary School, Blaenavon, and St Alban's R.C. High School, Pontypool. He then studied Philosophy, Politics and Economics at St Edmund Hall, Oxford, between 1998 and 2001, where he gained a first.

Thomas-Symonds was called to the bar by Lincoln's Inn in October 2004{{cite web|url=http://www.seh.ox.ac.uk/users/nicklausthomas-symonds|publisher=seh.ox.ac.uk|title=Home | St Edmund Hall|access-date=10 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160725225050/https://www.seh.ox.ac.uk/users/nicklausthomas-symonds|archive-date=25 July 2016}} and developed a practice specialising in chancery and commercial law.

Thomas-Symonds was appointed a tutor at St Edmund Hall, Oxford at the age of 21. He was later a lecturer in politics at the college, teaching British Politics and Government since 2000; Modern British Government and Politics; Government and Politics of Europe; and Government and Politics of the United States. Thomas-Symonds taught for other Oxford colleges, including Harris Manchester College. He also taught US Politics on the Oxford Department of Continuing Education's "Foundations of Diplomacy" course. Between 2008 and 2009, he was the politics tutor of former White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany.{{Cite web |last=Stonor |first=Joe |date=12 May 2020 |title=Labour frontbencher taught Trump's Press Secretary politics at Oxford |url=https://cherwell.org/2020/05/12/labour-frontbencher-taught-trumps-press-secretary-politics-at-oxford/ |access-date=13 May 2020 |website=Cherwell}}{{Cite web |last=Zeffman |first=Henry |date=3 May 2020 |title=Meet Kayleigh McEnany: Trump's new champion in war against media |url=https://www.theaustralian.com.au/world/the-times/meet-kayleigh-mcenany-trumps-new-champion-in-war-against-media/news-story/6ff94bbffd751d9ab53d75107176918c |access-date=13 May 2020 |website=The Times |via=The Australian}}{{Cite web |last=Blanchard |first=Jack |date=4 May 2020 |title=POLITICO London Playbook: Do the Wight thing - BoJo's Sunday service - Return of the King |url=https://www.politico.eu/newsletter/london-playbook/politico-london-playbook-do-the-wight-thing-bojos-sunday-service-return-of-the-king/ |access-date=13 May 2020 |website=POLITICO}} He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society in 2012.{{Cite book |title=The Struggle for Labour's Soul: Understanding Labour's Political Thought Since 1945 |publisher=Routledge |year=2018 |isbn=978-1-138-04737-2 |editor-last=Beech |editor-first=Matt |edition=2nd |series=Routledge Studies in British Politics |location=Abingdon |page=xiv |oclc=1041108901 |editor-last2=Hickson |editor-first2=Kevin |editor-last3=Plant |editor-first3=Raymond |orig-year=2004}}

Thomas-Symonds has published three political biographies: Nye: The Political Life of Aneurin Bevan,{{Cite book |last=Thomas-Symonds |first=Nicklaus |title=Nye : the political life of Aneurin Bevan |publisher=I.B. Tauris |year=2015 |isbn=978-1-78076-209-8 |location=London |oclc=889522593}} Attlee: A Life in Politics.{{Cite book |last=Thomas-Symonds |first=Nicklaus |title=Attlee : a life in politics |publisher=I.B. Tauris |year=2010 |isbn=978-1-84511-779-5 |location=London |oclc=670430130}} and

Harold Wilson: the Winner.{{Cite book |last=Thomas-Symonds |first=Nicklaus |title=Harold Wilson: the Winner |publisher=Weidenfeld and Nicolson |year=2022 |isbn=9781474611961 |location=London |oclc=1345512791}}

Thomas-Symonds was selected as prospective Labour parliamentary candidate for his home seat of Torfaen on 7 March 2015 and subsequently won the seat in the general election on 7 May 2015. He made his maiden speech on 28 May 2015.{{cite web |title=Maiden speech: Nick Thomas-Symonds |url=https://www.theyworkforyou.com/debates/?id=2015-05-28b.234.0 |website=TheyWorkForYou |access-date=9 December 2020}}

After a brief stint on the Justice Select Committee, he was appointed Shadow Pensions Minister on 17 September 2015 before being promoted to Shadow Employment Minister on 11 January 2016.{{cite news|url=http://citywire.co.uk/new-model-adviser/news/labour-names-first-time-mp-as-shadow-pensions-minister/a843108|title=Labour names first-time MP as shadow pensions minister|work=Citywire|access-date=2017-07-10}}{{cite web|url=https://torfaenlabour.com/2016/01/13/nick-thomas-symonds-appointed-shadow-minister-for-employment/|title=Nick Thomas-Symonds appointed Shadow Minister for Employment|date=2016-01-13|website=Torfaen Constituency Labour Party|access-date=2017-07-10}} He resigned the role of Shadow Employment Minister on 27 June 2016,{{cite web|url=http://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/news/gwentnews/14582404.Torfaen_MP_latest_to_quit_Labour_front_bench/|title=Torfaen MP latest to quit Labour front bench|website=South Wales Argus |date=27 June 2016 |access-date=10 July 2017}} later supporting Owen Smith in the 2016 Labour Party leadership election.{{citation needed|date=December 2020}}

Thomas-Symonds accepted the position of Shadow Solicitor General on 11 October 2016, and on 3 July 2017 he was appointed as Shadow Security Minister within the Shadow Home Affairs Team.{{cite web|title=Nick Thomas-Symonds promoted to Shadow Solicitor General – Nick Thomas Symonds MP|url=http://www.nickthomassymonds.uk/nick-thomas-symonds-promoted-to-shadow-solicitor-general/|website=www.nickthomassymonds.uk|language=en-GB|access-date=10 July 2017}}{{cite news|url=https://newsocialist.org.uk/reshuffle-2-the-ma/|title=Reshuffle 2: The Maintenance of the Malcontents|date=2017-07-08|work=New Socialist.|access-date=10 July 2017}}

In his role as Shadow Solicitor General, Thomas-Symonds faced the Attorney General and Solicitor General in the House of Commons throughout the Brexit crisis, in place of the then Shadow Attorney General, Baroness Shami Chakrabarti, who sat in the House of Lords.{{cite web|url=https://www.ipt.org.uk/Fellowships/Latest-Fellowship-News/Details/Nick-Thomas-Symonds-MP-Insights-into-Courts-and-Tribunals-in-England-and-Wales/|title=Nick Thomas-Symonds MP: Insights into Courts and Tribunals in England and Wales|website=www.ipt.org.uk|language=en-GB|access-date=10 February 2021}}

Thomas-Symonds raised the issue of low prosecution rates for rape case during his time in the role.{{cite web|url=https://careappointments.com/care-news/england/127594/government-need-to-get-a-grip-of-appalling-1-7-rate-of-rape-prosecutions-labour/|title=Government need to get a grip of 'appalling' 1.7% rate of rape prosecutions – Labour |website=www.careappointments.com|date=23 May 2019 |language=en-GB|access-date=10 February 2021}}

During the Brexit debate, Thomas-Symonds regularly clashed with the then Attorney General, Geoffrey Cox, across the despatch box.{{citation needed|date=December 2022}}

In a debate on 3 December 2018, after The Sunday Times newspaper reported leaked excerpts of a recent letter sent by the Attorney General to Cabinet Ministers detailing legal advice on Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit deal, Thomas-Symonds accused Cox of hiding his full legal advice on May's Brexit deal "for fear of the political consequences", stating that the government was "playing for time, hoping that the contempt proceedings take longer than the timetable for the meaningful vote".{{cite news|title=Revealed: Brexit legal advice could sink Theresa May |url=https://www.thetimes.com/article/revealed-brexit-legal-advice-could-sink-theresa-may-r9wmh0v89|website=The Times|language=en-GB|access-date=10 February 2021}}{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-46419790/|title=Brexit backstop plan is calculated risk - Geoffrey Cox|publisher=BBC News|date=3 December 2018|language=en-GB|access-date=10 February 2021}} Thomas-Symonds made an application to the Speaker for Parliament to consider holding the Government in contempt of Parliament.{{cite web|url=https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2018-12-03/debates/B1F7987C-2159-419B-9605-BF444A6343FC/PointsOfOrder#contribution-C2B1EE06-26BE-4CA3-BB89-882FD7F20F17|publisher=hansard.parliament.uk|title=House of Commons Hansard Debates for 03 Dec 2018|access-date=10 February 2021}} The next day, 4 December, the Government was found in contempt of Parliament.{{cite web|url=https://www.parliament.uk/business/news/2018/december/contempt-motion-on-publishing-of-legal-advice/|title='Contempt motion' on publishing of legal advice|website=www.parliament.uk|language=en-GB|access-date=10 February 2021}}

On 24 September 2019, the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom ruled unanimously that Prime Minister Boris Johnson's prorogation of parliament was unlawful overturning the High Court's judgment, given by the Lord Chief Justice, in the government's favour. On the same day, leaked minutes of a conference call between cabinet ministers, including Cox, which took place after the prorogation had been approved by the Queen, detailed that Cox briefly told the cabinet at that time that in his view the prorogation was lawful and constitutional and that any accusations of unlawfulness "were motivated by political considerations". On 25 September 2019, Thomas-Symonds, facing Cox in the House of Commons, said that the Government "stands in shame" given what was "the most damning judicial indictment of a Government in modern times".{{cite web|url=https://www.express.co.uk/news/politics/1182485/Geoffrey-Cox-advice-Boris-Johnson-Supreme-Court-Brexit-news/|title='Spineless disgrace - let me tell them TRUTH' Geoffrey Cox in OUTSTANDING rant in Commons|website=www.express.co.uk|date=25 September 2019 |language=en-GB|access-date=10 February 2021}}

Separately, Thomas-Symonds promoted reform of the structure of Bar professional training courses, to open up the profession to people from a range of backgrounds, arguing that in their current form a disproportionate number of places were being offered on courses when compared with the total opportunities for pupillage.{{cite web|url=https://www.legalcheek.com/2018/11/labour-would-stop-bptc-racket-run-by-profiteers/|title=Labour would stop BPTC 'racket' run by 'profiteers'|website=www.legalcheek.com|date=26 November 2018|language=en-GB|access-date=10 February 2021}}

Upon becoming Shadow Security Minister in July 2017, Thomas-Symonds said cybersecurity was one of his top priorities.{{cite news |last=Thomas-Symonds |first=Nick |title=Cybersecurity is a challenge we must push up the political agenda |url=https://www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/article/cyber-security-is-a-challenge-we-must-push-up-the-political-agenda-nqhljqnp7|website=The Times|language=en-GB|access-date=10 February 2021}}

Thomas-Symonds successfully convinced the Government to accept amendments to the Counterterrorism and Border Security Bill that nullified the risk the bill posed to removing the right to private legal advice.{{cite news |last=Thomas-Symonds |first=Nick |title=Our cherished legal principles must not be weakened |url=https://www.thetimes.com/article/our-cherished-legal-principles-must-not-be-weakened-fcnfp65xd |website=The Times|language=en-GB|access-date=10 February 2021}}

He has served as Chair of four All-Party Parliamentary Groups: Off-Patent Drugs; Industrial Heritage; Legal & Constitutional Affairs; and Archives & History.{{cite web|url=https://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmallparty/160428/industrial-heritage.htm|publisher=publications.parliament.uk|title=Register Of All-Party Parliamentary Groups [as at 28 April 2016]|access-date=19 April 2017}}

Thomas-Symonds was drawn in the ballot for a Private Members' Bill on 4 June 2015, and introduced the Off-Patent Drugs Bill. This ran out of time at Second Reading on 6 November 2015,{{cite web|title=House of Commons Hansard Debates for 06 Nov 2015 (pt 0002) |url=https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201516/cmhansrd/cm151106/debtext/151106-0002.htm#15110644000858 |publisher=publications.parliament.uk |access-date=10 September 2016}} but substantial parts of the Bill were later incorporated into the Access to Medical Treatments (Innovation) Bill on 29 January 2016.{{cite web|url=https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201516/cmhansrd/cm160129/debtext/160129-0001.htm#16012937000706|publisher=publications.parliament.uk|title=House of Commons Hansard Debates for 29 January 2016 (pt 0001)|access-date=10 September 2016}} As a result of promises secured by Thomas-Symonds, the British National Formulary has started to include off-label drugs in its new indication where there is sufficient evidence.{{cite news|url=https://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/news/15249908.torfaen-mps-bill-leads-to-british-national-formulary-review-of-prescription-drugs-bible/|title=MP's bill leads to review of drug 'Bible'|website=South Wales Argus|accessdate=18 February 2021}}

On 8 December 2015, Nick Thomas-Symonds was chosen as 'Member to Watch' at the Welsh Politician of the Year Awards.{{cite news|url=http://www.itv.com/news/wales/2015-12-08/plaid-leader-named-welsh-politician-of-year/|publisher=itv.com|title=Plaid Cymru leader Leanne Wood named Welsh Politician of the Year|work=ITV News|date=8 December 2015|access-date=10 September 2016}}

In April 2020, Thomas-Symonds was appointed as Shadow Home Secretary by Sir Keir Starmer, succeeding Diane Abbott. Amongst his first acts in post, Thomas-Symonds called on the Home Secretary, Rt Hon Priti Patel MP, to provide additional funding for organisations tackling domestic abuse.{{cite web|url=https://www.nickthomassymonds.uk/shadow-home-secretary-writes-to-the-home-secretary-requesting-emergency-funding-for-domestic-abuse-support-services/|title=Shadow Home Secretary writes to the Home Secretary requesting emergency funding for domestic abuse support services – Nick Thomas Symonds MP|website=nickthomassymonds.uk|access-date=10 February 2021}}

During the passage of the Immigration Bill, Thomas-Symonds pressed for the Government to abolish the Immigration Health Surcharge. In a U-Turn, Prime Minister Boris Johnson agreed to abolish it for health workers in May 2020.{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/may/21/johnson-forced-to-drop-nhs-surcharge-for-migrant-health-workers/|title=Johnson forced to drop NHS surcharge for migrant health workers|website=www.theguardian.com|date=21 May 2020|language=en-GB|access-date=10 February 2021}}

After the murder of George Floyd on 25 May 2020, Thomas-Symonds urged the Prime Minister to "show leadership" in addressing structural racism and inequality.{{cite web|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/671816-labour-urges-pm-to-show-leadership-against-racism/|title=Labour urges PM to show leadership against racism|website=thenews.com.pk|access-date=10 February 2021}}

After the Reading terror attack in June 2020, Thomas-Symonds laid flowers at the scene{{cite web|url=https://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/18538483.reading-stabbings-shadow-home-secretary-lays-flowers-victims/|title=Reading stabbings: Shadow Home Secretary lays flowers for victims|website=readingchronicle.co.uk|date=24 June 2020 |access-date=10 February 2021}} and called for a judge-led review into lone attackers.{{cite web|url=https://www.politicshome.com/news/article/labour-calls-for-judgeled-review-into-loneattacker-terror-threat-following-reading-stabbings/|title=Labour calls for judge-led review into 'lone-attacker' terror threat following Reading stabbings|website=www.politicshome.com|date=26 June 2020|language=en-GB|access-date=2021-02-10}}

On immigration, Thomas-Symonds argued that the Conservatives lacked compassion and competence.{{cite web|title=UK government accused of lacking compassion for asylum seekers|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/sep/02/uk-government-accused-of-lacking-compassion-for-asylum-seekers/|website=www.theguardian.com|date=2 September 2020|language=en-GB|access-date=2021-02-10}}

In his first speech to party conference – the virtual "Labour Connect" of 2020, Thomas-Symonds spoke of Labour's "duty to tackle and prevent crime" and that his role "was to convince people that Labour will keep you, your family and your community safe".{{cite web|url=https://labour.org.uk/press/full-text-of-nick-thomas-symonds-speech-to-labour-connected/|title=Full text of Nick Thomas-Symonds speech to Labour Connected|website=www.labour.org.uk|language=en-GB|access-date=2021-02-10}}

In January 2021, it was revealed that 400,000 pieces of police data has been accidentally deleted from the Police National Computer. Thomas-Symonds said: "You do not make our streets safer by losing such a substantial amount of information about criminal behaviour."{{cite web|url=https://news.sky.com/story/home-secretary-must-take-responsibility-for-accidental-wiping-of-150-000-arrest-records-12188163/|title='Human error' blamed for wiping of thousands of police records|publisher=Sky News|language=en-GB|access-date=2021-02-10}}

During the Covid pandemic, Thomas-Symonds argued for better protections at the border, including comprehensive hotel quarantining for arrivals in the UK.{{cite web|url=https://labour.org.uk/press/fatal-flaws-in-the-governments-half-baked-hotel-quarantine-policy-show-why-only-a-comprehensive-system-can-work/|title=Fatal flaws in the Government's half-baked hotel quarantine policy show why only a comprehensive system can work|website=www.labour.org.uk|language=en-GB|access-date=2021-03-01}}

On 12 February 2021, it was confirmed that Nick Thomas-Symonds was to be sworn of Her Majesty's Privy Council.{{cite web|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/privy-council-appointments-12-february-2021/|title=Privy Council appointments: 12 February 2021|website=www.gov.uk|language=en-GB|access-date=2021-02-13}}

In March 2021, Sarah Everard disappeared after leaving a friend's house near Clapham Common to walk home. In response to the tragedy, and the vigil held on Clapham Common, Thomas-Symonds called for action to end violence against women and girls, putting forward a 10-point plan alongside Labour's Shadow Minister for Domestic Violence and Safeguarding, Jess Phillips MP.{{cite web|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/10-point-plan-keep-women-23731333/|title=Our 10-point plan to keep women safe including new laws and longer jail time|website=www.mirror.co.uk|language=en-GB|access-date=2021-03-19}} Thomas-Symonds also criticised the Government's Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill, which was at this time being debated in the House of Commons, for provisions which, he said, put protection of statues before the protection of women.{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/mar/15/tories-statues-safety-women-police-crime-sentencing-and-courts-bill-government/|title=Putting statues before women, the Tories could end up on the wrong side of history|website=The Guardian|date=15 March 2021|language=en-GB|access-date=2021-03-19}}

In May 2021, alongside celebrities and other public figures, Thomas-Symonds was a signatory to an open letter from Stylist magazine which called on the government to address what it described as an "epidemic of male violence" by funding an "ongoing, high-profile, expert-informed awareness campaign on men's violence against women and girls".{{cite news |title="We're calling on you to act now": read Stylist's open letter to Priti Patel about ending male violence against women and girls |url=https://www.stylist.co.uk/health/women/open-letter-priti-patel-violence-women-girls/520846 |access-date=20 May 2021 |work=Stylist}}

In the November 2021 shadow cabinet reshuffle, he was demoted to Shadow Secretary of State for International Trade.{{Cite web|last=Rodgers|first=Sienna|title=Big reshuffle sees Cooper, Streeting, Lammy, Reynolds, Phillipson promoted|url=https://labourlist.org/2021/11/big-reshuffle-sees-cooper-streeting-lammy-reynolds-phillipson-promoted/|access-date=2021-11-30|website=LabourList|date=29 November 2021 |language=en-GB}}

Thomas-Symonds said it was "crucial that human rights, women's rights and workers' rights are embedded" in the UK trade negotiations. "When negotiating for new opportunities in exchange for our access to our markets, we must seek to promote high standards."{{cite web |url=https://www.politico.eu/article/uk-accuse-loose-ethic-post-brexit-trade-deal-strategy/|title=Global Britain's new dilemma: Trade, or human rights? |date=31 August 2022 }} Thomas-Symonds urged action in trade deals to tackle climate change and criticised the UK Government for failing to include an explicit commitment to limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees in the UK-Australia trade deal.{{Cite web|url=https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2022-01-05/debates/0D922D6F-9A97-455D-90DE-275AA45D1AEB/UK-AustrailiaFreeTradeAgreement#contribution-17B05046-D363-4813-9F2B-942616399D47|title=UK-Australia Free Trade Agreement - Hansard - UK Parliament}}

Thomas-Symonds prioritised steel exports in his first intervention, writing to International Trade Secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan, urging her to negotiate with the United States to the section 232 steel tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump in 2018.{{cite web |url=https://www.politico.eu/article/britains-us-trade-charm-offensive-at-risk-amid-steel-row/|title=Britain's US trade charm offensive at risk amid steel row |date=5 December 2021 }} A deal was eventually reached on 23 March 2022.{{Cite web|url=https://news.sky.com/story/steel-deal-means-an-end-to-uk-tariffs-on-popular-american-brands-such-as-levis-and-harley-davidson-12573092|title=Steel deal means an end to UK tariffs on popular American brands such as Levis and Harley-Davidson|website=Sky News}}

In his first full interview, Nick Thomas-Symonds said that the British public had been promised a US-UK trade deal and that one should be delivered.{{cite web |url=https://www.politico.eu/article/uk-trade-deal-us-labour-government-nick-thomas-symonds/|title=UK Labour would push for US trade deal |date=4 January 2022 }} When Prime Minister Liz Truss confirmed, on 20 September 2022, that there would be no US-UK trade negotiations in the short-to-medium term, Thomas-Symonds said: "The admission that there is no prospect of a trade deal with the USA is terrible news for the economy."{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-62959374|title=Liz Truss admits no US trade deal in 'short to medium term' |work=BBC News |date=20 September 2022 }}

On 3 March 2022, following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Nick Thomas-Symonds called on the UK to place a total ban on exporting luxury goods to Russia to target the "Mayfair lifestyle" enjoyed by President Putin and his inner circle.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-60601305|title=UK must target Putin's 'Mayfair lifestyle' with luxury goods ban, says Labour |work=BBC News |date=3 March 2022 }}

On 2 August 2022, Nick Thomas-Symonds was named as one of the 39 UK personalities banned from entering Russia.{{cite web |url=https://www.indy100.com/politics/russia-ban-uk-sanctions-names|title=Who are the 39 UK personalities banned from entering Russia? |date=2 August 2022 }}

On 28 January 2023, Nick Thomas-Symonds criticised the Conservative Government for failing to keep its manifesto promises on trade: "it's so frustrating of me to see the failure of the Government in trade. We've just passed the end of 2022. That was the point at which 80 per cent of our trade was meant to be covered by free-trade agreements according to the 2019 Conservative manifesto.{{cite news | url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2023/01/28/blame-joe-biden-uk-not-meeting-trade-deals-pledge-says-government/ | title=Blame Joe Biden for UK not meeting trade-deals pledge, says Government | newspaper=The Telegraph | date=28 January 2023 | last1=Turner | first1=Camilla }}

Two days later, on 30 January 2023, Nick Thomas-Symonds hosted a Global Trade Reception where Labour hosted 100 ambassadors, diplomats and high commissioners - including from the US, Canada, France and Germany - as well as over 200 business leaders. At the event, Nick Thomas-Symonds declared that Labour was "pro-business, pro-trade and pro-worker".{{cite web | url=https://www.export.org.uk/news/630118/Labour-is-pro-trade-and-backs-export-businesses-says-Starmer-at-global-reception.html | title=The Institute of Export and International Trade }}

On 8 July 2024, he was appointed Paymaster General, Minister for the Cabinet Office and Minister for the Constitution and European Union Relations.

Thomas-Symonds is married, and has three children.{{cite web |last=Maguire |first=Patrick |title=The history boy: can Nick Thomas-Symonds reunite Labour and nation? |url=https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk/2020/04/nick-thomas-symonds-labour-keir-starmer-shadow-home-secretary-wales |website=New Statesman |date=1 May 2020 |access-date=13 May 2020}}

• {{cite book|last=Thomas-Symonds|first=Nicklaus|title=Attlee: a life in politics|date=2010|publisher=I.B. Tauris|location=London|isbn=978-1845117795}}
• {{cite book|last=Thomas-Symonds|first=Nicklaus|title=Nye: The Political Life of Aneurin Bevan|date=2014|publisher=I.B. Tauris|location=London|isbn=978-1780762098}}
• {{cite book|last=Thomas-Symonds|first=Nick|title=Harold Wilson: The Winner |date=2022 |publisher=Orion Publishing Co.|location=London|isbn=978-1474611954}}

• {{cite journal|title=The Battle of Grosmont, 1405: A Reinterpretation |url = https://journals.library.wales/view/1337678/1340775/4 |date=Autumn 2004 |journal= Gwent Local History |volume=97}} (Researched by Gareth McCann).
• {{cite journal|title=A Reinterpretation of Michael Foot's Handling of the Militant Tendency |url = https://doi.org/10.1080/1361946042000303846 |date=Spring 2005 |journal= Contemporary British History|volume=19 |issue=1|doi = 10.1080/1361946042000303846 |last1 = Thomas-Symonds |first1 = Nick |pages = 27–51 |s2cid = 143832214 }}
• {{cite journal|title=Oratory, Rhetoric and Politics: Neil Kinnock's Thousand Generations Speech of 1987 |url = https://www.llafur.org/journal/volume-9-number-3-2006/ |date=2006 |journal= Llafur: Journal of the Welsh People's History Society|volume=9 |issue=3}}
• {{cite journal|title= The Hard Sell: When does a new car actually belong to the purchaser? |url= |date=21 September 2010 |journal= Solicitors' Journal |volume=154 |issue=35}}
• {{cite journal|last1=Thomas-Symonds |first1=Nicklaus |last2=Youngs |first2=Raymond |title=The Problem of the "Lame Duck" Government: A Critique of the Fixed-term Parliaments Act |url = https://doi.org/10.1093/pa/gss001 |date=July 2013 |journal= Parliamentary Affairs|volume=66|issue=3|pages=540–556|doi=10.1093/pa/gss001 }}

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