Information between 29th January 2026 - 28th February 2026
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3 Feb 2026 - Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill - View Vote Context Richard Burgon voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 358 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 458 Noes - 104 |
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4 Feb 2026 - Climate Change - View Vote Context Richard Burgon voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 316 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 392 Noes - 116 |
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11 Feb 2026 - Local Government Finance - View Vote Context Richard Burgon voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 272 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 277 Noes - 143 |
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11 Feb 2026 - Local Government Finance - View Vote Context Richard Burgon voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 272 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 279 Noes - 90 |
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11 Feb 2026 - Climate Change - View Vote Context Richard Burgon voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 290 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 362 Noes - 107 |
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23 Feb 2026 - Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill - View Vote Context Richard Burgon voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 284 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 73 Noes - 286 |
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23 Feb 2026 - Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill - View Vote Context Richard Burgon voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 282 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 361 Noes - 84 |
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23 Feb 2026 - Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill - View Vote Context Richard Burgon voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 276 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 77 Noes - 280 |
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23 Feb 2026 - Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill - View Vote Context Richard Burgon voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 271 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 156 Noes - 273 |
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23 Feb 2026 - Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill - View Vote Context Richard Burgon voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 270 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 161 Noes - 272 |
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Richard Burgon speeches from: Student Loan Repayment Plans
Richard Burgon contributed 1 speech (77 words) Wednesday 25th February 2026 - Westminster Hall Department for Education |
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Richard Burgon speeches from: Lord Mandelson
Richard Burgon contributed 6 speeches (1,602 words) Wednesday 4th February 2026 - Commons Chamber Cabinet Office |
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Richard Burgon speeches from: US Department of Justice Release of Files
Richard Burgon contributed 1 speech (109 words) Monday 2nd February 2026 - Commons Chamber Cabinet Office |
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Mink: Hunting
Asked by: Richard Burgon (Labour - Leeds East) Thursday 26th February 2026 Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will review the operation of the exemptions for mink hunts under the Hunting Act 2004. Answered by Angela Eagle - Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) The Secretary of State has no plans to review the operation of the exemptions for mink hunts under the Hunting Act 2004. |
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Monday 23rd February Government response to Israel’s West Bank annexation plan 67 signatures (Most recent: 13 Mar 2026)Tabled by: Richard Burgon (Labour - Leeds East) That this House notes the Israeli Government’s 15 February approval of a plan to register land in the Occupied Palestinian Territory of the West Bank as Israeli state property; strongly condemns this illegal plan to seize yet more Palestinian land; further notes the statement backed by 85 UN Member States, … |
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Thursday 12th March Richard Burgon signed this EDM as a sponsor on Thursday 12th March 2026 Closure of Al-Aqsa Mosque during Ramadan 6 signatures (Most recent: 12 Mar 2026)Tabled by: Imran Hussain (Labour - Bradford East) That this House condemns the closure of Al-Aqsa Sanctuary in Jerusalem by Israeli authorities during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan; notes that this action infringes Palestinians’ right to freedom of worship, violates Israel’s obligations under international humanitarian law and UN resolutions, and breaches the longstanding status quo governing the … |
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Wednesday 11th March Richard Burgon signed this EDM on Wednesday 11th March 2026 Payment of employment tribunal awards 24 signatures (Most recent: 11 Mar 2026)Tabled by: Andy McDonald (Labour - Middlesbrough and Thornaby East) That this House notes with concern the continuing non-payment of a significant number of awards made by the Employment Tribunal, including reports by The Bureau of Investigative Journalism that Freedom of Information requests found that three quarters of more than 7,000 workers using the employment tribunal penalty enforcement scheme did … |
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Monday 19th January Richard Burgon signed this EDM on Friday 6th March 2026 40 signatures (Most recent: 9 Mar 2026) Tabled by: Neil Duncan-Jordan (Labour - Poole) That this House calls for the introduction of an Essentials Guarantee as supported by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation and Trussell Trust, in response to the long-term decline in household income over the past decade; notes that 8.1 million people in working households are in relative poverty, that 14.1 million people … |
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Wednesday 4th March Richard Burgon signed this EDM as a sponsor on Wednesday 4th March 2026 Football ticket prices (No. 2) 27 signatures (Most recent: 9 Mar 2026)Tabled by: Ian Byrne (Labour - Liverpool West Derby) That this House raises serious concerns at the trend of annual ticket price increases for Premier League football, as highlighted by the Football Supporters’ Association’s Stop Exploiting Loyalty campaign; believes working class and young supporters are being priced out; fears that squeezing local and dedicated fans poses an existential threat … |
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Monday 2nd March Richard Burgon signed this EDM on Tuesday 3rd March 2026 Escalation of conflict with Iran 22 signatures (Most recent: 9 Mar 2026)Tabled by: Brian Leishman (Labour - Alloa and Grangemouth) That this House notes with profound anxiety the recent military escalation involving the United States, Israel and Iran, sparked by an illegal, unjustified, and unnecessary large-scale military attack upon the latter, and the risk of a widening and lengthy regional war resulting from this; recognises the grave danger that continued … |
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Tuesday 24th February Richard Burgon signed this EDM on Tuesday 3rd March 2026 19 signatures (Most recent: 9 Mar 2026) Tabled by: Clive Lewis (Labour - Norwich South) That this House recognises that the UK’s transition away from oil and gas production is underway, as North Sea reserves decline and the climate imperative intensifies; notes that a well-managed transition has the potential to deliver economic benefit, strengthen domestic supply chains and revitalise our industrial heartlands; encourages the Government … |
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Wednesday 25th February Richard Burgon signed this EDM on Thursday 26th February 2026 27 signatures (Most recent: 9 Mar 2026) Tabled by: Neil Duncan-Jordan (Labour - Poole) That this House notes that billionaire wealth is at its highest recorded level, with the number of billionaires surpassing 3,000 for the first time, while one in four people globally face hunger and 14.1 million people in the UK experienced food insecurity last year; observes growing concern that extreme concentrations … |
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Monday 23rd February Richard Burgon signed this EDM on Tuesday 24th February 2026 Funding for fire and rescue services 46 signatures (Most recent: 10 Mar 2026)Tabled by: Kim Johnson (Labour - Liverpool Riverside) That this House supports the Fire Brigade Union’s calls for urgent investment in the UK’s fire and rescue service and has heard their warning that cuts kill; expresses deep concern that proposed cuts and chronic underfunding that have hollowed out the UK’s fire and rescue services leaving communities without adequate … |
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Tuesday 10th February Richard Burgon signed this EDM on Tuesday 24th February 2026 Relationship between Jeffrey Epstein and Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor 35 signatures (Most recent: 11 Mar 2026)Tabled by: Siân Berry (Green Party - Brighton Pavilion) That this House believes that Buckingham Palace should publish all papers and electronic communications that contain reference to the relationship between Jeffrey Epstein and Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor. |
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Tuesday 24th February Richard Burgon signed this EDM as a sponsor on Tuesday 24th February 2026 Dual nationals and new UK entry documentation requirements 25 signatures (Most recent: 10 Mar 2026)Tabled by: Imran Hussain (Labour - Bradford East) That this House expresses its concern regarding the changes to entry requirements for British dual nationals due to come into force on 25 February 2026; notes that these changes will require British dual nationals to present either a valid British passport or a certificate of entitlement in order to return … |
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Monday 23rd February Richard Burgon signed this EDM on Monday 23rd February 2026 Surveillance and political intimidation of journalists 27 signatures (Most recent: 9 Mar 2026)Tabled by: Rebecca Long Bailey (Labour - Salford) That this House recognises the vital importance for press freedom of investigative journalists being able to report the truth without fear or favour, and to protect the identity of their sources; is concerned by media reports that the organisation Labour Together commissioned public relations agency APCO Worldwide to identify the … |
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Wednesday 11th February Richard Burgon signed this EDM on Thursday 12th February 2026 Government contract with Palantir Technologies 28 signatures (Most recent: 27 Feb 2026)Tabled by: Apsana Begum (Labour - Poplar and Limehouse) That this House notes that the Ministry of Defence signed a contract with the US firm Palantir in December 2025 worth £240,000,000, by direct award and without tender; further notes that whilst the decision may be justified under the Procurement Act 2023, there is significant public interest in how this … |
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Tuesday 10th February Richard Burgon signed this EDM on Wednesday 11th February 2026 NEU dispute and strike action at Access Creative College 18 signatures (Most recent: 12 Feb 2026)Tabled by: Apsana Begum (Labour - Poplar and Limehouse) That this House stands in solidarity with members of the National Education Union taking strike action at Access Creative College; believes that public money intended for education and student support should not be diverted away from frontline teaching, student services, and staff pay and conditions; notes the pay disparity between … |
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Thursday 5th February Richard Burgon signed this EDM on Thursday 5th February 2026 Public inquiry into Epstein links 90 signatures (Most recent: 10 Mar 2026)Tabled by: Nadia Whittome (Labour - Nottingham East) That this House stands with Jeffrey Epstein’s victims whose relentless courage and pursuit of justice has led to the publication of the Epstein files; notes with concern the number of British public figures included in these files; recognises that child sexual abuse on this scale is likely to have involved … |
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Tuesday 3rd February Richard Burgon signed this EDM as a sponsor on Tuesday 3rd February 2026 80 signatures (Most recent: 12 Mar 2026) Tabled by: Steve Witherden (Labour - Montgomeryshire and Glyndwr) That this House expresses grave concern at the executive order signed on 29 January 2026 by US President Donald Trump, which unjustifiably declares Cuba as an “extraordinary threat” to the national security of the United States and authorises new sanctions against any country supplying oil to Cuba; notes that Cuba … |
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Tuesday 3rd February Richard Burgon signed this EDM on Tuesday 3rd February 2026 36 signatures (Most recent: 23 Feb 2026) Tabled by: Dawn Butler (Labour - Brent East) That this House notes with grave concern the growing confidence and visibility of far-right movements in the UK, including the increasing scale of far-right protests on the nation’s streets; further notes that such movements exploit genuine economic problems faced by many in order to scapegoat migrants, minoritised communities and refugees; … |
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2 Feb 2026, 5:18 p.m. - House of Commons " Richard Burgon thank you, Madam. asking how on earth Peter Mandelson ever got to be appointed ambassador to the United States, given what " Richard Burgon MP (Leeds East, Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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4 Feb 2026, 3:23 p.m. - House of Commons "having been tarnished and damaged by the things he did to save his own skin. >> Richard Burgon. " Dr Kieran Mullan MP (Bexhill and Battle, Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript |
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4 Feb 2026, 3:23 p.m. - House of Commons ">> Richard Burgon. >> Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. >> And of course, the thoughts. >> Of everyone. " Dr Kieran Mullan MP (Bexhill and Battle, Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript |
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4 Feb 2026, 3:30 p.m. - House of Commons ">> Richard Burgon. I do agree with my hon. Friend says, and I want to put on the record that my hon. " Richard Burgon MP (Leeds East, Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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Student Loan Repayment Plans
103 speeches (13,850 words) Wednesday 25th February 2026 - Westminster Hall Department for Education Mentions: 1: Jack Rankin (Con - Windsor) Members for Leeds East (Richard Burgon) and for York Central (Rachael Maskell), who I do not think are - Link to Speech |
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Lord Mandelson
523 speeches (54,989 words) Wednesday 4th February 2026 - Commons Chamber Cabinet Office Mentions: 1: Paula Barker (Lab - Liverpool Wavertree) Friend the Member for Leeds East (Richard Burgon) did, that the Prime Minister said consistently during - Link to Speech 2: Jeremy Corbyn (Ind - Islington North) Member for Leeds East (Richard Burgon) made a wonderful and very powerful speech. - Link to Speech 3: Graham Stuart (Con - Beverley and Holderness) Member for Leeds East (Richard Burgon), and made the point that we need an independent inquiry. - Link to Speech 4: Christopher Chope (Con - Christchurch) Member for Leeds East (Richard Burgon). He and the right hon. - Link to Speech 5: Graham Stuart (Con - Beverley and Holderness) Member for Leeds East (Richard Burgon) earlier in the day about factionalism in the Labour party. - Link to Speech |