Emily Thornberry
Islington South and Finsbury
LabourOverall, across health & social care this Parliament
Get a doctor in here!
Ranks 768th of 1273 MPs and peers who have spoken on health or care this Parliament — top 60%. 5 contributions since 2025-01-07.
Record by topic
- Learning disability & autism548th of 9676.0
- Maternity & neonatal130th of 4276.0
- Diabetes65th of 1873.0
- NHS waiting lists311th of 5303.0
What they’ve said
“Jimmy Lai is 78. He has rotting teeth. He has diabetes, heart issues, and recently he has visibly been losing weight. He has now been sentenced to 20 years. It is effectively not a life sentence, but a death sentence.”
Jimmy Lai: Prison Sentence · 2026-02-09 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…off at night, nobody is on the voter register —they are just there, and they laugh at the 17,000 people on the waiting list in Islington who desperately need social housing. Those are Islington people who want to live in Islington, and there is no space for them.”
House Building: London · 2025-11-05 · Read on Hansard ↗
“I begin by thanking the Prime Minister for what he has said about Gaza. The message he is sending to Netanyahu’s far-right Government could not be clearer, and it should have the unanimous support of this House.”
UK-EU Summit · 2025-05-20 · Read on Hansard ↗
“Thank you very much, Mr Speaker. Doctors throughout the NHS, no matter who employs them, have blanket maternity agreements, but nurses do not. When I visited the River Place health centre, I found that nurses employed by Whittington Health were working alongside nurses employed by the GP practice who got completely dif…”
Maternity Leave · 2025-01-07 · Read on Hansard ↗