Richard Burgon accuses party of ‘mother of all stitch-ups’ over deputy leadership timetable
Richard Burgon has accused the Labour leadership of a "mother of all stitch-ups" over the expedited timetable for the deputy leadership election.
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Richard Burgon: ‘Labour MPs must reject massive cut still in disability bill’
Richard Burgon argues that MPs should still vote against the watered down welfare bill on Wednesday.
50,000 back MP’s petition for a wealth tax to raise cash instead of welfare cuts
A petition by a left-wing Labour MP calling for the government to abandon its welfare reforms in favour of a wealth tax has been backed by more than 45,000 people.
Richard Burgon: Party leadership needs to ‘listen to members’ on two-child cap and winter fuel
Left wing MP Richard Burgon has said the Labour Party leadership needs to "listen to the party members" on issues including the two-child cap, the winter fuel allowance and Gaza.
Two-child cap: Seven Labour MPs lose whip following backbench rebellion
Labour MPs have voted for an SNP amendment to scrap the two-child benefit cap in the first major backbench rebellion against Starmer's government.
Rishi Sunak is urged to spring into action in the face of out-of-control inflation
Rishi Sunak will unveil his Spring Statement later today, promising "security" to families in the face of the cost-of-living crisis. The Chancellor is expected to announce a cut in fuel duty of at least 5p per litre and a Treasury press…
Richard Burgon presents legislation to ban paid second jobs for MPs
Richard Burgon has today presented a bill to the House of Commons aimed at banning MPs from taking second jobs, following the Owen Paterson scandal and several weeks of sleaze allegations dominating Westminster politics. The proposed…
Use spending review to increase sick pay, Labour MPs urge Rishi Sunak
30 Labour MPs have today urged Chancellor Rishi Sunak to use his spending review this week to increase the "deeply inadequate" level of statutory sick pay currently available to UK workers amid the Covid crisis. The letter organised by…
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 death tolls in the world. It’s heartbreaking to think that tens of thousands of lives could have been saved had we kept…
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 through. The absolute priority for our party is to force the government into taking every action needed to save lives. There are…
Burgon sets out plan to launch official “green” section of Labour
Labour left candidate for the deputy leadership Richard Burgon has today set out a plan to launch an official “green” section of the party, which would be called the 'Labour Climate Justice Network'. The network would be open to all Labour…
Exclusive: Make conference sovereign – and 9 other Burgon plans for party democracy
Labour deputy leadership candidate Richard Burgon has vowed to create a "truly democratic" party by implementing ten measures to empower members and by launching a 'Democracy Review 2.0'. The Leeds East MP has promised that, if elected, he…