2019
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4 days ago · Richard Burgon, who has sat on the backbenches since Starmer became leader (parliament.uk) Like Long-Bailey, Richard Burgon was a once ascendant figure on Labour’s left whose fortunes have waned ...
3 days ago · As for the two big parties, 20 Labour candidates agreed to all six of the positions set out by PSC. Among the Labour candidates to commit to them are key figures on the left of the party, including Andy McDonald, Apsana Begum, Bell Ribeiro-Addy, Cat Smith, Dianne Abbott, John McDonnell, Nadia Whittome, Richard Burgon and Zarah Sultana.
2 days ago · Most of the old seat plus 20% of Elmet and Rothwell. This is Richard Burgon’s seat. He wrote his thesis on Tony Benn’s influence on the Labour party, and has been trying to recreate it ever since. A loyal Corbynite, who was the left candidate against Angela Rayner for the deputy leadership in 2020.
4 days ago · Like Long-Bailey, Richard Burgon was a once ascendant figure on Labour’s left whose fortunes have waned under Starmer’s leadership. After a failed bid to become the party’s deputy leader in 2020, Burgon has sat firmly on the parliamentary backbenches.
1 day ago · The Green Party and independents such as Labour’s former leader Jeremy Corbyn are mounting a strong challenge to the austerity narrative, despite their limited access to mainstream media.
3 days ago · Take first the ultra-left problem, those who in effect argue for “ceasefire, but still no vote.”. This position holds that no-one concerned about Gaza should vote for any Labour candidates whatsoever, no matter how volubly they have stood up for the Palestinian people. So, no vote for Zarah Sultana, Richard Burgon, Andy McDonald or Apsana ...
4 days ago · Over a year ago, the Labour MP Richard Burgon organised a letter to the US attorney general that was signed by 35 MPs and members of the House of Lords from six parties. The letter stated that “British parliamentarians are increasingly alarmed by the potential extradition of Julian Assange to the United States …
