Labour MP for Leeds East
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Your MP (Richard Burgon) represents you, and all of the people who live in Leeds East, at the UK Parliament in Westminster.
MPs split their time between Parliament and their constituency. In Parliament, they debate and vote on new laws, review existing laws, and question the Government. In the constituency, their focus is on supporting local people and championing local issues. They have a small staff team who help with casework, maintain their diaries, and monitor their inbox.
Labour MP for Leeds East
Entered the House of Commons on 8 May 2015 — General election
Party was Labour until 24 Jul 2024; Independent until 5 Feb 2025
Richard Burgon campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC
Climate Finance Fund (Fossil Fuels and Pollution) Bill: Second Reading – Richard Burgon.
Belated birthday greetings to you, Mr Speaker. It is wrong for any Labour Government to try to balance the books on the backs of disabled people, and no Labour Government should ever do it, but it is what the Prime Minister will ask the House to do in just a few weeks’ time. Many of us will not be able to go along with that, because it will mean that people who need assistance to cut up...
I have long called for comprehensive sanctions on Israel in response to its crimes against the Palestinian people, so the sanctions against two far-right Ministers are a step in the right direction, but Israel’s war crimes are about far more than a couple of bad apples, so much, much more needs to be done. When Russia invaded Ukraine, over 2,500 sanctions were rightfully imposed on Russia,...
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