Nick Thomas-Symonds 

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Latest news on Nick Thomas-Symonds, former Paymaster General, covering his political career and current role.

Nick Thomas-Symonds is a Labour politician and the Member of Parliament for Torfaen, who left the government during a cabinet reshuffle. He had previously served as Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office.

Thomas-Symonds held responsibility for a wide portfolio spanning constitutional affairs, EU relations, and cross-government coordination. His departure from government was among a wider set of changes affecting ministers from the previous administration. Our feed tracks reaction to his time in government and his activities as a backbench MP.

An academic and barrister before entering frontline politics, Thomas-Symonds is known in Westminster for his interest in constitutional matters and his background as a historian and biographer of past political figures.

First elected to Parliament for Torfaen in 2015, Thomas-Symonds held a series of shadow ministerial roles, including Shadow Home Secretary, before serving in government as Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office.

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