Chap seemed in trouble in debut as an MP (6,6)
I believe the answer is:
maiden speech
'debut as an mp' is the definition.
I don't know anything about this answer so I can't judge whether this works.
'chap seemed in trouble' is the wordplay.
'trouble' indicates anagramming the letters.
'chap'+'seemed'+'in'='chapseemedin'
'chapseemedin' anagrammed gives 'MAIDEN SPEECH'.
'in' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for maiden speech that I've seen before include "original house address" , "First ever public address" , "Au fait with urban life" , "First words in parliament" .)