Comment ‘Factionalism at the top is weakening Labour – and handing a gift to Reform’ The Government has been plunged into a political crisis with the fallout from Peter Mandelson’s appointment as Ambassador… Richard Burgon MP 18th February, 2026, 6:00 am
Comment ‘Copying Reform is a dead end. To renew Britain, we need real Labour values’ There is no doubt that Reform is setting the agenda in British politics. We are at a very… Richard Burgon MP 28th September, 2025, 12:00 pm
Comment Richard Burgon: ‘Labour MPs must reject massive cut still in disability bill’ When MPs vote on the final stages of the disability benefits Bill this week, one major decision remains:… Richard Burgon MP 8th July, 2025, 12:25 pm
Comment Voters are clear: the public should not be footing the bill for the King’s coronation The King’s coronation takes place against the backdrop of the biggest attack on living standards in 70 years.… Richard Burgon MP 5th May, 2023, 10:30 am
Comment The minimum service levels bill is a shameful attack on the right to strike When Grant Shapps presented the Tories’ new legislation to parliament restricting the right to strike, I told him… Richard Burgon MP 16th January, 2023, 8:39 am
Comment Wealth taxes are the alternative to Conservative austerity 2.0 Some say you should never let a good crisis go to waste. For the Tory Party, that means… Richard Burgon MP 17th November, 2022, 8:00 am
Comment The Conservatives should back a real windfall tax on oil and gas giants Away from the Westminster drama over which Tory MP will replace Boris Johnson, the cost-of-living emergency faced by… Richard Burgon MP 11th July, 2022, 8:00 am
Comment A wealth tax could create an emergency fund to get people through this crisis The scale of the assault on living standards is truly terrifying. People are facing the biggest single-year fall… Richard Burgon MP 11th May, 2022, 8:00 pm
Comment The government’s Covid plan has failed once again – Javid, it’s time for a Plan B Earlier this week in parliament, I warned the government that it was sleepwalking into another deadly Covid winter.… Richard Burgon MP 20th October, 2021, 6:37 pm
Comment The Alternative Queen’s Speech: How to build a fairer, healthier, greener Britain The pandemic has exposed inequality and insecurity, and made us re-evaluate what is most important to us. It… Bell Ribeiro-Addy, Ian Mearns, Richard Burgon MP, Pauline Bryan & John McDonnell 8th May, 2021, 2:38 pm