Richard Burgon MP

@richardburgon.bsky.social

Leeds born and bred. Member of Parliament for Leeds East. Secretary of the Socialist Campaign Group.🌹

Alongside Imran Hussain MP and over 80 MPs and Lords, I recently wrote to the Foreign Secretary calling for comprehensive sanctions on Israel. The world’s top court is clear. Israel’s occupation of Palestine is illegal - and Governments must act now to end it!

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I recently led a debate in Parliament to ban ALL MPs' second jobs. When an MP can pocket more for a couple of hours of “work” than a nurse earns in an entire year, something is deeply broken in our politics. It's time to end this racket. Watch clips from my speech here 👇

It's not right that people are being locked out of affordable travel insurance because they have or have had cancer. Cancer survivors describe this as exhausting and emotionally draining. My new Parliamentary motion calls for fair access to travel insurance to address this.

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I’ve brought a new Bill to ban ALL MPs’ second jobs. Being an MP is a privilege and a full-time job. No MP should be out chasing lucrative second jobs. It short-changes the public and it undermines our democracy. It’s time to end this racket. My Bill will do just that.

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🚨BREAKING: With over 80 other MPs and Lords, I have written to the Foreign Secretary calling for comprehensive sanctions on Israel. The world’s top court is clear. Israel’s occupation of Palestine is illegal - and Governments must act now to end it!

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Nigel Farage said the £5m he got from a billionaire was a “gift”. There's a parliamentary investigation into that claim. But now even more's coming out. No politician should be able to receive big money gifts in secret. I've laid an Amendment to ban it. To be discussed next week!

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When an MP can pocket more in a couple of hours of “work” than a nurse earns in an entire year - as Nigel Farage has done - something is deeply broken in our politics. This has to stop. It’s time to ban ALL MPs’ second jobs. From my speech in Parliament today.

This Wednesday I’m leading a parliamentary debate on banning MPs’ second jobs. Yesterday I invited Nigel Farage to come and defend his vast outside earnings. He's not yet replied. But he has just registered £270,000 for 12 hours promoting a gold dealer. That’s £22,500 an HOUR.

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This week, I'm leading a Parliamentary debate on banning MPs' second jobs. Nigel Farage has already taken over £1 Million from second jobs since becoming an MP. I've invited him to attend the debate to explain why MPs should be allowed to rake in vast sums from second jobs.

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This extreme weather of the past week isn't a one-off. It's part of a dangerous new norm. The oil and gas companies fuelling the climate crisis - and driving up your energy bills - shouldn't be funding our politics. I've tabled an Amendment to ban oil and gas donations to political parties.

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BREAKING: I've secured a parliamentary debate next week on banning all MPs' second jobs. Farage has pocketed over £1 MILLION from outside "work" since the General Election. Being an MP is a full-time job. No MP should be out chasing lucrative second jobs. Let's end this racket!

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Nigel Farage today said “no one cares” about the £5 MILLION “gift” he received from a billionaire. Do people really believe billionaires gift vast sums without expecting something back? Some clips of Farage’s interview defending it here. See more of it in the post below.

I was told on the record in Parliament that the Government was "pursuing" the 'Great Israeli Real Estate' event. Given evidence that properties in illegal Israeli settlements were marketed there, I've now asked the Government what discussions it's had with the police about this.

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Fossil fuel giants have forced up our bills and driven us to the cliff edge of climate disaster. It's time to end the huge influence they have over our politics. As part of my campaign to clean up politics, I've brought an Amendment to ban parties from taking oil and gas money.

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Nigel Farage has cut right back on press events since the £5 million "gift" from a crypto billionaire was exposed. 20 press conferences between January and April 2026. Since then? Very few. What is Nigel Farage trying to hide?

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The ‘Great Israeli Real Estate Event’ is to be held in London this Sunday. This disgraceful event will involve the sale of land stolen from Palestinians in illegal Israeli settlements. In parliament, I called for the Government to ban this event.

I'm delighted to back The Reading Agency's Summer Reading Challenge. This great scheme encourages children to keep reading during the summer holidays, Children across Leeds can sign up for free at local libraries this summer.

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Palantir's co-founder claimed "the NHS makes people sick" Yet this US tech giant now runs the NHS data platform. There are serious concerns about its access to patient data and human rights record. The Government should use the break clause and kick Palantir out of our NHS.

It's outrageous that energy giants will make billions more from Trump's war on Iran while ordinary people face higher bills. Today I called for an Emergency War Profits Tax so they can't make a single extra penny from this crisis. Use it to fund urgent cost-of-living support!

Greedy privatised water companies treat our rivers and seas like an open sewer. And they've ripped off the public with higher bills while handing nearly £90 BILLION to shareholders since privatisation. In Parliament, I called for water to be brought back into public ownership.

There is a growing push inside Parliament for widespread sanctions on Israel. It's what the public wants. And a new poll shows more than two-thirds of Labour members want tough sanctions too. This is a fight we are going to win!

Nigel Farage has missed 77 out of the last 77 votes in the House of Commons! Bet he doesn't have the same problem turning up for one of his highly paid second jobs. Or to meetings with wealthy donors when there's another big money "gift" on offer.

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