Thangam Debbonaire is a Labour Member of the House of Lords. She runs Red Frock Ltd., assisting mainly arts and culture organisations with strategy and stakeholder engagement. Red Frock’s recent clients include Southbank Centre, the Opera network UK and The Art Fund. Thangam’s current work includes arts policy, international cultural partnerships and diplomacy, copyright and AI. She was on the judging panel of the 2025 Orwell Prize for political non-fiction, chairs Labour Women’s Network, co-chairs the Parthenon Project, sits on the boards of Sadler’s Wells and LabourList and is an advisor to UK AI. Whilst MP for Bristol West (2015–2024) she served in the Shadow Cabinet, most recently as Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, and developed Labour’s manifesto commitments for this department. Before Parliament, Thangam worked for 25 years on practice, research and policy development in protection from and prevention of violence against women and girls, nationally and internationally.