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Division Votes
25 Nov 2025 - English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill - View Vote Context
Richard Burgon voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 314 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Tally: Ayes - 322 Noes - 179
25 Nov 2025 - English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill - View Vote Context
Richard Burgon voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 313 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 187 Noes - 320
25 Nov 2025 - English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill - View Vote Context
Richard Burgon voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 317 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 189 Noes - 320
25 Nov 2025 - English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill - View Vote Context
Richard Burgon voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 314 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 87 Noes - 321
2 Dec 2025 - Budget Resolutions - View Vote Context
Richard Burgon voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 340 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Tally: Ayes - 364 Noes - 167
2 Dec 2025 - Budget Resolutions - View Vote Context
Richard Burgon voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 347 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Tally: Ayes - 362 Noes - 164
2 Dec 2025 - Budget Resolutions - View Vote Context
Richard Burgon voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 346 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Tally: Ayes - 369 Noes - 166
2 Dec 2025 - Budget Resolutions - View Vote Context
Richard Burgon voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 350 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Tally: Ayes - 371 Noes - 166
2 Dec 2025 - Budget Resolutions - View Vote Context
Richard Burgon voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 336 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Tally: Ayes - 357 Noes - 174
3 Dec 2025 - Pension Schemes Bill - View Vote Context
Richard Burgon voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 296 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 154 Noes - 303
3 Dec 2025 - Pension Schemes Bill - View Vote Context
Richard Burgon voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 295 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 143 Noes - 304


Speeches
Richard Burgon speeches from: Venezuela: US Military
Richard Burgon contributed 1 speech (84 words)
Wednesday 3rd December 2025 - Commons Chamber
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Richard Burgon speeches from: Oral Answers to Questions
Richard Burgon contributed 1 speech (52 words)
Tuesday 2nd December 2025 - Commons Chamber
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Richard Burgon speeches from: Criminal Court Reform
Richard Burgon contributed 1 speech (144 words)
Tuesday 2nd December 2025 - Commons Chamber
Ministry of Justice
Richard Burgon speeches from: Budget Resolutions
Richard Burgon contributed 2 speeches (851 words)
Monday 1st December 2025 - Commons Chamber
Department for Energy Security & Net Zero


Early Day Motions
Monday 1st December

Whitkirk Brownies and Rainbows

9 signatures (Most recent: 8 Dec 2025)
Tabled by: Richard Burgon (Labour - Leeds East)
That this House congratulates Whitkirk Brownies and Rainbows on their success and wonderful contribution to the local community since the new Brownies group was set up a year ago and the new Rainbows group was set up two years ago; commends Heather, Sarah, Nicola, Diane, Jenny, Catherine and all the …


Early Day Motions Signed
Wednesday 10th December
Richard Burgon signed this EDM on Tuesday 16th December 2025

Professional integrity of BBC journalists

23 signatures (Most recent: 18 Dec 2025)
Tabled by: Rebecca Long Bailey (Labour - Salford)
That this House believes that recent issues at the BBC should in no way be used to impugn the collective integrity and professionalism of journalists; expresses concern at politically-motivated attacks aimed at undermining confidence in public service broadcasting; notes that the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism's Digital News …
Monday 15th December
Richard Burgon signed this EDM on Tuesday 16th December 2025

Higher education pension cuts

23 signatures (Most recent: 17 Dec 2025)
Tabled by: Rachael Maskell (Labour (Co-op) - York Central)
That this House expresses its alarm at the growing number of higher education institutions deploying approaches which are having a negative impact on the pension schemes of academics and staff, including through fire and rehire proposals and other approaches tantamount to forcing workers onto worse contracts, terms and conditions; further …
Monday 15th December
Richard Burgon signed this EDM on Tuesday 16th December 2025

Right to trial by jury

22 signatures (Most recent: 18 Dec 2025)
Tabled by: Kim Johnson (Labour - Liverpool Riverside)
This House notes the findings from the Lammy Review of 2018 that shows that Black and Chinese women are found guilty at much higher rates than White women by magistrates, but not by juries; further notes the 2022 Racial Bias and the Bench report, which finds institutional racism amongst the …
Monday 15th December
Richard Burgon signed this EDM on Tuesday 16th December 2025

Border violence

23 signatures (Most recent: 18 Dec 2025)
Tabled by: Nadia Whittome (Labour - Nottingham East)
That this House notes that 2024 was the deadliest year ever at the UK-France border with NGOs also witnessing increased levels of non-fatal border violence throughout 2024 and 2025; further notes the new Humans for Rights Network report You Can’t Stay, But You Can’t Go has found high levels of …
Thursday 19th June
Richard Burgon signed this EDM on Monday 15th December 2025

Myeloma Awareness Week 2025

15 signatures (Most recent: 15 Dec 2025)
Tabled by: Sorcha Eastwood (Alliance - Lagan Valley)
That this House recognises that 16 to 22 June is Myeloma Awareness Week; is concerned that myeloma has one of the longest times to diagnosis of any cancer; welcomes the Know the Warning Signs campaign from Myeloma UK which aims to raise awareness of the most common symptoms of myeloma …
Monday 7th July
Richard Burgon signed this EDM on Monday 15th December 2025

Equitable national prostate cancer screening

84 signatures (Most recent: 15 Dec 2025)
Tabled by: Martin Wrigley (Liberal Democrat - Newton Abbot)
That this House welcomes the #ProactiveForYourProstate campaign led by Prostate Cancer Research (PCR); congratulates campaigners, such as Teignmouth campaigner Jason Yeo, for their work advocating for prostate-specific antigen (PSA) testing for all men at age 50, and earlier for those in high-risk categories; calls for the Government to back this …
Monday 15th December
Richard Burgon signed this EDM on Monday 15th December 2025

Union of Agricultural Work Committees in the Occupied West Bank

29 signatures (Most recent: 18 Dec 2025)
Tabled by: Steve Witherden (Labour - Montgomeryshire and Glyndwr)
That this House condemns the raid carried out on 1 December 2025 by Israeli forces on the offices of the Union of Agricultural Work Committees (UAWC), a Palestinian non-governmental organisation, in Ramallah and Hebron in the Occupied West Bank; notes that soldiers reportedly physically assaulted, tied up and blindfolded people …
Thursday 11th December
Richard Burgon signed this EDM on Thursday 11th December 2025

Supporting shopworkers

27 signatures (Most recent: 17 Dec 2025)
Tabled by: Mary Kelly Foy (Labour - City of Durham)
That this House recognises with gratitude the dedication and hard work of shop workers, particularly during the Christmas period when they work longer hours under significant pressure to serve their communities; acknowledges the essential role they play in ensuring families can access food, gifts and everyday necessities at the busiest …
Monday 8th December
Richard Burgon signed this EDM on Tuesday 9th December 2025

UK participation in Eurovision Song Contest 2026

12 signatures (Most recent: 12 Dec 2025)
Tabled by: Zarah Sultana (Your Party - Coventry South)
That this House notes with deep concern the decision of the European Broadcasting Union to allow Israel to participate in the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest, despite widespread concerns over Israel’s genocide in Gaza and its grave violations of international law in the West Bank; further notes that Ireland, Spain, the …
Thursday 4th December
Richard Burgon signed this EDM on Tuesday 9th December 2025

Thanking postal workers

77 signatures (Most recent: 18 Dec 2025)
Tabled by: Lee Barron (Labour - Corby and East Northamptonshire)
That this House notes that a majority of Britons, 54 percent, intend to send their Christmas gifts this year using Royal Mail, an increase from 30 percent in 2024; recognises the vital role Royal Mail continues to play in connecting families and communities; and expresses its sincere thanks to every …
Monday 8th December
Richard Burgon signed this EDM as a sponsor on Tuesday 9th December 2025

Driver-only trains on East West Rail

13 signatures (Most recent: 18 Dec 2025)
Tabled by: John McDonnell (Labour - Hayes and Harlington)
That this House notes that rail operator Chiltern, which was appointed as the operator of the initial phase of East West Rail by the Department for Transport, has informed the rail unions of its intention to operate the route via Driver Only Operation (DOO); further notes that, under DOO, there …
Monday 8th December
Richard Burgon signed this EDM as a sponsor on Tuesday 9th December 2025

25th anniversary of Blyth Offshore Wind Farm

13 signatures (Most recent: 15 Dec 2025)
Tabled by: Pippa Heylings (Liberal Democrat - South Cambridgeshire)
That this House celebrates the twenty fifth anniversary of the Blyth Offshore Wind Farm in Northumberland, the United Kingdom’s first offshore wind farm, and recognises its pioneering role in launching the nation’s offshore renewable energy sector; notes that domestic offshore wind generation has reduced the United Kingdom’s spending on imported …
Monday 8th December
Richard Burgon signed this EDM as a sponsor on Monday 8th December 2025

Armed exports to the United Arab Emirates and the situation in Sudan

25 signatures (Most recent: 17 Dec 2025)
Tabled by: Brian Leishman (Labour - Alloa and Grangemouth)
That this House is deeply alarmed by evidence that British-made military equipment exported to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has been diverted to, and is being used by, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Sudan; notes that the RSF is carrying out mass atrocities, including the killing of more than …
Monday 1st December
Richard Burgon signed this EDM on Monday 8th December 2025

Palestine Action hunger strike

62 signatures (Most recent: 18 Dec 2025)
Tabled by: John McDonnell (Labour - Hayes and Harlington)
That this House expresses its extreme concern that six prisoners associated with Palestine Action have felt that they had no other recourse to protest against their prison conditions but to launch a hunger strike; and calls upon the Secretary of State for Justice to intervene urgently to ensure their treatment …
Thursday 4th December
Richard Burgon signed this EDM on Monday 8th December 2025

Domestic Energy Efficiency (Call for Evidence) Bill

19 signatures (Most recent: 15 Dec 2025)
Tabled by: Simon Opher (Labour - Stroud)
That this House notes the many values of energy efficiency including lowering fuel bills, helping to alleviate fuel poverty, reducing greenhouse gas emissions and reducing the demand for energy so assisting with energy security; also notes that there are organisations, like the Sustainable Energy Association, that have ideas on how …
Thursday 4th December
Richard Burgon signed this EDM on Monday 8th December 2025

Habitat regulations

38 signatures (Most recent: 15 Dec 2025)
Tabled by: Chris Hinchliff (Labour - North East Hertfordshire)
That this House recognises that the public overwhelmingly values nature, and expresses concern that recommendations 11 and 12 of the Nuclear Regulatory Review propose a weakening of the Habitats Regulations; believes that this would constitute a sledgehammer to crack a nut; notes that the Habitats Regulations applied in full during …
Wednesday 3rd December
Richard Burgon signed this EDM on Thursday 4th December 2025

Palestinian children in Israeli military detention

39 signatures (Most recent: 18 Dec 2025)
Tabled by: Munira Wilson (Liberal Democrat - Twickenham)
That this House notes with concern that Israeli forces continue to arrest, detain and try several hundred Palestinian children in the Israeli military court and detention system each year despite evidence that that process violates international law; highlights that Israel regularly prosecutes Palestinian children in military courts which lack fundamental …
Monday 1st December
Richard Burgon signed this EDM as a sponsor on Thursday 4th December 2025

Escalating human rights violations in Balochistan

8 signatures (Most recent: 16 Dec 2025)
Tabled by: John McDonnell (Labour - Hayes and Harlington)
That this House is alarmed by the recent reports of escalating human rights violations in Balochistan including reports of the drone strike in Zehri, District Khuzdar, on 5 October 2025 in which six civilians, including four children, were killed; is concerned by the reports of enforced disappearance of Mahjabeen Baloch, …
Monday 1st December
Richard Burgon signed this EDM on Thursday 4th December 2025

Repression following the Iran-Israel war

16 signatures (Most recent: 15 Dec 2025)
Tabled by: John McDonnell (Labour - Hayes and Harlington)
That this House condemns the new and brutal wave of widespread repression that the Iranian Islamic Republic has initiated following the 12-day Iran-Israel war; is alarmed that the regime has intensified arrests, executions and escalated the systemic violence used to suppress social and political opposition, especially targeting workers, women, and …
Tuesday 2nd December
Richard Burgon signed this EDM as a sponsor on Wednesday 3rd December 2025

Jury trial rights

34 signatures (Most recent: 16 Dec 2025)
Tabled by: Karl Turner (Labour - Kingston upon Hull East)
That this House expresses grave concern at recent Government proposals to abolish or severely restrict the right to trial by jury in England and Wales by limiting jury trials to cases attracting sentences of less than three years; notes that trial by jury has been a centuries-old constitutional safeguard and …
Tuesday 25th November
Richard Burgon signed this EDM as a sponsor on Monday 1st December 2025

John Caulfield, Headway UK Outstanding Contribution Award finalist

3 signatures (Most recent: 1 Dec 2025)
Tabled by: Luke Akehurst (Labour - North Durham)
That this House congratulates John Caulfield of Stanley, County Durham, on being named a finalist for the Stephen McAleese Outstanding Contribution to Headway Award in the Headway UK Annual Awards; notes John’s unwavering commitment since 2004 to caring for his son following a traumatic brain injury, as well as his …
Monday 1st December
Richard Burgon signed this EDM as a sponsor on Monday 1st December 2025

Football Supporters’ Association’s Stop Exploiting Loyalty campaign

19 signatures (Most recent: 15 Dec 2025)
Tabled by: Ian Lavery (Labour - Blyth and Ashington)
That this House expresses support for the Football Supporters’ Association’s Stop Exploiting Loyalty campaign which seeks to stop ticket price rises in the top-flight of English football by way of a two-year price halt for the 2026-27 and 2027-28 seasons; congratulates the 115 supporter organisations who put club rivalries aside …
Monday 1st December
Richard Burgon signed this EDM as a sponsor on Monday 1st December 2025

Independent Office for Police Conduct findings on Norman Bettison

42 signatures (Most recent: 16 Dec 2025)
Tabled by: Ian Byrne (Labour - Liverpool West Derby)
That this House notes the findings of the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) investigations relating to Sir Norman Bettison and the circumstances surrounding his application for the post of Chief Constable of Merseyside in 1998; further notes the IOPC view that had Sir Norman Bettison still been serving, he …
Monday 1st December
Richard Burgon signed this EDM as a sponsor on Monday 1st December 2025

Hook-a-Duck Bakery in Galgate, Lancashire

3 signatures (Most recent: 2 Dec 2025)
Tabled by: Cat Smith (Labour - Lancaster and Wyre)
That this House congratulates Galgate resident and Ellel Parish Councillor Jasmine Peach on the opening of her new pop-up business, The Hook-a-Duck Bakery, in the Galgate Community Rooms; recognises Jasmine’s exceptional talent as a baker, reflected in her prize-winning cakes at the annual Galgate Gaslight Show; celebrates her achievement in …
Monday 1st December
Richard Burgon signed this EDM as a sponsor on Monday 1st December 2025

International Day of People with Disabilities

23 signatures (Most recent: 16 Dec 2025)
Tabled by: Jim Shannon (Democratic Unionist Party - Strangford)
That this House recognises the importance of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, celebrated on 3 December 2025; notes the significant contribution that disabled people make to society across this nation and that that many disabled people still face barriers to employment and health; highlights that building a disability-inclusive …
Monday 1st December
Richard Burgon signed this EDM as a sponsor on Monday 1st December 2025

Marjorie Bahhaj

9 signatures (Most recent: 16 Dec 2025)
Tabled by: John McDonnell (Labour - Hayes and Harlington)
That this House wishes to place on record its gratitude to Marjorie Bahhaj for devoting her life to the service of others both as a caring and professional midwife and as a campaigner for the human rights, safety and security of people the world over but in particular the Palestinian …
Thursday 27th November
Richard Burgon signed this EDM on Monday 1st December 2025

25th Anniversary of the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000

25 signatures (Most recent: 15 Dec 2025)
Tabled by: Steve Darling (Liberal Democrat - Torbay)
That this House notes the 25th anniversary of the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000; recognises that while the Act created new rights of access to mapped open country for those on foot, it did not extend comparable access to rivers, lakes or most inland waters; acknowledges the increasing …
Wednesday 26th November
Richard Burgon signed this EDM as a sponsor on Monday 1st December 2025

Hilary Freedman's 60 years of service to the NHS

3 signatures (Most recent: 11 Dec 2025)
Tabled by: Cat Smith (Labour - Lancaster and Wyre)
That this House congratulates Hilary Freedman on her retirement following almost 60 years of dedicated service to the NHS; recognises her exceptional commitment to patient care during her long career, most recently within the Maxillofacial Unit at the Royal Lancaster Infirmary; notes the invaluable reassurance and support she provided to …
Wednesday 26th November
Richard Burgon signed this EDM on Monday 1st December 2025

Trial by jury

16 signatures (Most recent: 15 Dec 2025)
Tabled by: Adnan Hussain (Independent - Blackburn)
That this House expresses its grave concern at the Government’s proposals to abolish trial by jury in most cases other than serious crimes, such as murder, rape and manslaughter; notes that trial by jury is a centuries-old constitutional safeguard and cornerstone of English liberty; further notes that a jury of …
Tuesday 25th November
Richard Burgon signed this EDM as a sponsor on Monday 1st December 2025

Flooded homes in Wigton

4 signatures (Most recent: 1 Dec 2025)
Tabled by: Markus Campbell-Savours (Independent - Penrith and Solway)
That this House notes with alarm that homes in Burnside, Wigton, flooded last week after heavy rainfall for the first time in living memory; further notes that in August 2022 CCL Secure, part of CCL Industries, which manufactures polymer banknote material for the Bank of England, erected a six-foot fence …
Monday 24th November
Richard Burgon signed this EDM on Monday 1st December 2025

Phenylketonuria awareness and access to treatment (No. 2)

19 signatures (Most recent: 18 Dec 2025)
Tabled by: Liz Twist (Labour - Blaydon and Consett)
That this House recognises the progress made in improving the care of people with phenylketonuria (PKU), a rare inherited metabolic disorder which prevents the body from properly metabolising phenylalanine; welcomes that many patients have benefitted from access to sapropterin, which has improved quality of life for some individuals living with …
Monday 24th November
Richard Burgon signed this EDM as a sponsor on Monday 1st December 2025

Regulation of the refractive surgery industry

5 signatures (Most recent: 15 Dec 2025)
Tabled by: John McDonnell (Labour - Hayes and Harlington)
That this House notes that the General Medical Council (GMC) has, as the independent regulator for clinicians in the United Kingdom, its main role to protect, promote, and maintain the health and safety of the public by ensuring that doctors meet proper standards in medical practice; is alarmed at reports …
Monday 24th November
Richard Burgon signed this EDM on Monday 1st December 2025

Sara Cox’s challenge for Children in Need

7 signatures (Most recent: 1 Dec 2025)
Tabled by: Jim Shannon (Democratic Unionist Party - Strangford)
That this House congratulates Sara Cox on completing her remarkable Great Northern Marathon Challenge, during which she covered 135 miles in five days, the equivalent of five marathons, from Kielder Forest to Pudsey, raising over £11.5 million for BBC Children in Need; recognises the tremendous physical, mental, and emotional commitment …
Monday 24th November
Richard Burgon signed this EDM as a sponsor on Monday 1st December 2025

Phenylketonuria awareness and access to treatment

10 signatures (Most recent: 15 Dec 2025)
Tabled by: Jim Shannon (Democratic Unionist Party - Strangford)
That this House recognises the progress made in improving the care of people with phenylketonuria (PKU), a rare inherited metabolic disorder which prevents the body from properly metabolising phenylalanine; welcomes that many patients have benefitted from access to sapropterin, which has improved quality of life for some individuals living with …
Monday 24th November
Richard Burgon signed this EDM as a sponsor on Monday 1st December 2025

Funding for medical students in their final years of study

9 signatures (Most recent: 17 Dec 2025)
Tabled by: Mary Glindon (Labour - Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend)
That this House is alarmed at the current drop in funding for medical students in England in their final years of study; recognises the anomaly that medical students in England have their student loan reduced when they are also in receipt of the NHS bursary; notes 90 per cent of …
Thursday 4th September
Richard Burgon signed this EDM on Friday 28th November 2025

Local Healthwatch

13 signatures (Most recent: 10 Dec 2025)
Tabled by: Siân Berry (Green Party - Brighton Pavilion)
That this House supports the principle that people should be able to speak up and be heard without fear, favour, or interference about health and care services; believes an independent patient voice service is vital to representing the experiences of patients, service users, and the public in health and social …
Wednesday 10th September
Richard Burgon signed this EDM on Friday 28th November 2025

Independence of Healthwatch England

37 signatures (Most recent: 10 Dec 2025)
Tabled by: Jess Brown-Fuller (Liberal Democrat - Chichester)
That this House notes with concern proposals in the NHS 10-year health plan to abolish Healthwatch England and the network of 152 local Healthwatch bodies; recognises that Healthwatch England is an independent statutory body that ensures NHS leaders listen to feedback and improve standards of care, is impartial, and enables …
Wednesday 26th November
Richard Burgon signed this EDM as a sponsor on Wednesday 26th November 2025

Israel’s use of cluster munitions

51 signatures (Most recent: 18 Dec 2025)
Tabled by: Imran Hussain (Labour - Bradford East)
That this House expresses its alarm at evidence showing Israel used cluster munitions in its 2023 onwards invasion and bombings of Lebanon, which has killed more than 4,000 people in total; highlights that under the Convention on Cluster Munitions, an international treaty signed by Britain and more than 100 other …



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2 Dec 2025, 12:33 p.m. - House of Commons
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Richard Burgon MP (Leeds East, Labour) - View Video - View Transcript
2 Dec 2025, 1:15 p.m. - House of Commons
"is right. >> Richard Burgon. Thank you. >> Mr. Speaker. I need to be honest. "
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Parliamentary Debates
Budget Resolutions
249 speeches (46,636 words)
Monday 1st December 2025 - Commons Chamber
Department for Energy Security & Net Zero
Mentions:
1: Graham Leadbitter (SNP - Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey) Member for Leeds East (Richard Burgon). - Link to Speech
2: Christine Jardine (LD - Edinburgh West) Member for Leeds East (Richard Burgon). - Link to Speech
3: Richard Holden (Con - Basildon and Billericay) Member for Leeds East (Richard Burgon). - Link to Speech