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Richard Burgon

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Labour must lead the fight for real financial support during lockdown

Just over a month ago, MPs voted on the government’s tier system of coronavirus restrictions. I voted against…
Richard Burgon
7th January, 2021, 4:56 pm
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Labour should fight for proper sick pay to help get control of the virus

After an incredibly bleak year, the coronavirus vaccines offer a ray of hope that 2021 can bring a…
Richard Burgon
8th December, 2020, 12:50 pm
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We must force the government to adopt a zero Covid strategy

The government’s approach to fighting coronavirus has been an unmitigated disaster, leaving us with one of the highest…
Richard Burgon
10th September, 2020, 6:32 pm
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Minimum wage workers shouldn’t be forced further into poverty during this crisis

One of the great achievements of the last period of Labour government was the introduction of the national…
Richard Burgon
20th May, 2020, 11:48 am
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Socialists have a central role to play in shaping Labour’s future

With its horrific death toll, the coronavirus pandemic is the greatest crisis most of us have ever lived…
Richard Burgon
17th April, 2020, 8:19 am
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Will the Lib Dems help Boris Johnson deliver no deal?

Liberal Democrat MP Jamie Stone offered a disturbing insight into his party’s thinking this week when asked what…
Richard Burgon
4th October, 2019, 8:00 am
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“Justice should be a right, not a privilege” – Burgon’s conference speech

Conference, this year marks 70 years since the radical post-war Labour government introduced Legal Aid. Built out of…
Richard Burgon
22nd September, 2019, 5:00 pm
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Let’s invest in alternatives to prison that actually reduce reoffending

After a decade of Tory failures in our criminal justice system, driven by deep austerity, Boris Johnson this…
Richard Burgon
15th August, 2019, 4:23 pm
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Richard Burgon: End of austerity? The justice department knows that’s a lie

Austerity is over. That’s what Theresa May claimed at this year’s Tory conference – but if that were…
Richard Burgon
24th October, 2018, 8:55 am
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Richard Burgon: The Grenfell Inquiry must go further to uncover the truth

The Grenfell Inquiry opened recently with powerful tributes from the loved ones of those who lost their lives…
Richard Burgon
8th June, 2018, 11:15 am
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