Richard Burgon MP
@richardburgon.bsky.social
Leeds born and bred. Member of Parliament for Leeds East. Secretary of the Socialist Campaign Group.🌹
Today I joined the moving Remembrance Sunday service at Whitkirk Cenotaph.
I laid a wreath for all those from East Leeds who lost their lives in war. We remember them, the grief of their loved ones, and continue to seek a world of peace, free from the pain and horror of war.
I laid a wreath for all those from East Leeds who lost their lives in war. We remember them, the grief of their loved ones, and continue to seek a world of peace, free from the pain and horror of war.
November 9, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Today I joined the moving Remembrance Sunday service at Whitkirk Cenotaph.
I laid a wreath for all those from East Leeds who lost their lives in war. We remember them, the grief of their loved ones, and continue to seek a world of peace, free from the pain and horror of war.
I laid a wreath for all those from East Leeds who lost their lives in war. We remember them, the grief of their loved ones, and continue to seek a world of peace, free from the pain and horror of war.
Brilliant win for socialist Zohran Mamdani in New York!
His relentless focus on tackling the cost of living crisis and making the wealthy pay is exactly what people need.
A powerful voice against Trump’s hate and Israel’s genocide.
A boost for the left everywhere!
His relentless focus on tackling the cost of living crisis and making the wealthy pay is exactly what people need.
A powerful voice against Trump’s hate and Israel’s genocide.
A boost for the left everywhere!
November 5, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Brilliant win for socialist Zohran Mamdani in New York!
His relentless focus on tackling the cost of living crisis and making the wealthy pay is exactly what people need.
A powerful voice against Trump’s hate and Israel’s genocide.
A boost for the left everywhere!
His relentless focus on tackling the cost of living crisis and making the wealthy pay is exactly what people need.
A powerful voice against Trump’s hate and Israel’s genocide.
A boost for the left everywhere!
Nigel Farage is now talking about cutting the minimum wage for young people.
Once again, instead of going after the super-rich, he attacks ordinary workers.
So much for being a man of the people.
Once again, instead of going after the super-rich, he attacks ordinary workers.
So much for being a man of the people.
November 3, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Nigel Farage is now talking about cutting the minimum wage for young people.
Once again, instead of going after the super-rich, he attacks ordinary workers.
So much for being a man of the people.
Once again, instead of going after the super-rich, he attacks ordinary workers.
So much for being a man of the people.
We can’t let Farage strip away the rights that help ordinary people stand up to the rich and powerful.
October 30, 2025 at 7:27 AM
We can’t let Farage strip away the rights that help ordinary people stand up to the rich and powerful.
Most people would be horrified if their pension was invested in companies linked to Israeli war crimes.
Great to join fellow Labour MPs in support of Pensions Bill Amendment by Neil Duncan Jordan to divest LGPS pension funds from firms complicit in Israel's crimes against Palestinians.
Great to join fellow Labour MPs in support of Pensions Bill Amendment by Neil Duncan Jordan to divest LGPS pension funds from firms complicit in Israel's crimes against Palestinians.
October 23, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Most people would be horrified if their pension was invested in companies linked to Israeli war crimes.
Great to join fellow Labour MPs in support of Pensions Bill Amendment by Neil Duncan Jordan to divest LGPS pension funds from firms complicit in Israel's crimes against Palestinians.
Great to join fellow Labour MPs in support of Pensions Bill Amendment by Neil Duncan Jordan to divest LGPS pension funds from firms complicit in Israel's crimes against Palestinians.
BREAKING: Over 40 MPs now back my Parliamentary Motion for a Wealth Tax!
UK billionaire wealth has more than doubled since 2010:
▪️2010: £250 Billion
▪️2025: £620 Billion
You're getting poorer because they're taking more and more.
Ask your MP to back my Wealth Tax Motion ahead of the Budget.
UK billionaire wealth has more than doubled since 2010:
▪️2010: £250 Billion
▪️2025: £620 Billion
You're getting poorer because they're taking more and more.
Ask your MP to back my Wealth Tax Motion ahead of the Budget.
October 20, 2025 at 9:49 AM
BREAKING: Over 40 MPs now back my Parliamentary Motion for a Wealth Tax!
UK billionaire wealth has more than doubled since 2010:
▪️2010: £250 Billion
▪️2025: £620 Billion
You're getting poorer because they're taking more and more.
Ask your MP to back my Wealth Tax Motion ahead of the Budget.
UK billionaire wealth has more than doubled since 2010:
▪️2010: £250 Billion
▪️2025: £620 Billion
You're getting poorer because they're taking more and more.
Ask your MP to back my Wealth Tax Motion ahead of the Budget.
Food prices are out of control.
From free school meals to a Windfall Tax on profiteering companies, we need an urgent debate on Government action to bring prices down and to support families.
Food price caps were seriously discussed a few years ago – and must be again now.
From free school meals to a Windfall Tax on profiteering companies, we need an urgent debate on Government action to bring prices down and to support families.
Food price caps were seriously discussed a few years ago – and must be again now.
October 16, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Food prices are out of control.
From free school meals to a Windfall Tax on profiteering companies, we need an urgent debate on Government action to bring prices down and to support families.
Food price caps were seriously discussed a few years ago – and must be again now.
From free school meals to a Windfall Tax on profiteering companies, we need an urgent debate on Government action to bring prices down and to support families.
Food price caps were seriously discussed a few years ago – and must be again now.
Today I spoke at the RMT demo against the threat of deportation of hundreds of rail workers - some in just a few weeks.
The Government’s rushed visa changes reclassified which jobs count as “skilled,” with no consultation or vote.
It’s wrong, cruel, and must be dropped.
The Government’s rushed visa changes reclassified which jobs count as “skilled,” with no consultation or vote.
It’s wrong, cruel, and must be dropped.
October 15, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Today I spoke at the RMT demo against the threat of deportation of hundreds of rail workers - some in just a few weeks.
The Government’s rushed visa changes reclassified which jobs count as “skilled,” with no consultation or vote.
It’s wrong, cruel, and must be dropped.
The Government’s rushed visa changes reclassified which jobs count as “skilled,” with no consultation or vote.
It’s wrong, cruel, and must be dropped.
ID cards are a threat to civil liberties, to data security & risk people’s private info being handed to US tech giants for profit.
They’re also a total waste of time and money when the government should be focused on people's real priority: tackling the cost of living crisis.
In Parliament today.
They’re also a total waste of time and money when the government should be focused on people's real priority: tackling the cost of living crisis.
In Parliament today.
October 13, 2025 at 8:53 PM
ID cards are a threat to civil liberties, to data security & risk people’s private info being handed to US tech giants for profit.
They’re also a total waste of time and money when the government should be focused on people's real priority: tackling the cost of living crisis.
In Parliament today.
They’re also a total waste of time and money when the government should be focused on people's real priority: tackling the cost of living crisis.
In Parliament today.
Today I spoke again at another huge national march for Palestine.
The ceasefire has given Gaza a chance to breathe. But we will not stop until there's real peace and justice.
Until those guilty of genocide face justice.
Until Israel’s occupation ends.
Until Palestine is free.
The ceasefire has given Gaza a chance to breathe. But we will not stop until there's real peace and justice.
Until those guilty of genocide face justice.
Until Israel’s occupation ends.
Until Palestine is free.
October 11, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Today I spoke again at another huge national march for Palestine.
The ceasefire has given Gaza a chance to breathe. But we will not stop until there's real peace and justice.
Until those guilty of genocide face justice.
Until Israel’s occupation ends.
Until Palestine is free.
The ceasefire has given Gaza a chance to breathe. But we will not stop until there's real peace and justice.
Until those guilty of genocide face justice.
Until Israel’s occupation ends.
Until Palestine is free.
Just a reminder that Reform’s former Leader in Wales, Nathan Gill, has admitted taking bribes from Russia while an MEP.
Yet Reform spokespeople have suggested their leaders didn't really know Gill.
So here's a few pictures of him with Nigel Farage.
Yet Reform spokespeople have suggested their leaders didn't really know Gill.
So here's a few pictures of him with Nigel Farage.
October 10, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Just a reminder that Reform’s former Leader in Wales, Nathan Gill, has admitted taking bribes from Russia while an MEP.
Yet Reform spokespeople have suggested their leaders didn't really know Gill.
So here's a few pictures of him with Nigel Farage.
Yet Reform spokespeople have suggested their leaders didn't really know Gill.
So here's a few pictures of him with Nigel Farage.
Instead of vital police resources being used to keep communities safe, we have the absurd situation where they're being wasted on arresting peaceful protesters: people simply holding signs and exercising their democratic rights to oppose genocide.
October 4, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Instead of vital police resources being used to keep communities safe, we have the absurd situation where they're being wasted on arresting peaceful protesters: people simply holding signs and exercising their democratic rights to oppose genocide.
The two-child benefit cap is one of the cruellest Tory policies.
That’s why I voted to scrap it - and lost the Labour whip for doing so.
It’s great to see a growing consensus to end it. Along with other MPs, I’ve written to the Prime Minister demanding he scraps it immediately.
That’s why I voted to scrap it - and lost the Labour whip for doing so.
It’s great to see a growing consensus to end it. Along with other MPs, I’ve written to the Prime Minister demanding he scraps it immediately.
September 24, 2025 at 3:30 PM
The two-child benefit cap is one of the cruellest Tory policies.
That’s why I voted to scrap it - and lost the Labour whip for doing so.
It’s great to see a growing consensus to end it. Along with other MPs, I’ve written to the Prime Minister demanding he scraps it immediately.
That’s why I voted to scrap it - and lost the Labour whip for doing so.
It’s great to see a growing consensus to end it. Along with other MPs, I’ve written to the Prime Minister demanding he scraps it immediately.
At PMQs today, I told the Prime Minister that to stop a Reform Government we need a return to real Labour values.
That means real action to tackle poverty and inequality, a Wealth Tax on the super-rich, and an ethical foreign policy that takes a strong stand against war crimes.
That means real action to tackle poverty and inequality, a Wealth Tax on the super-rich, and an ethical foreign policy that takes a strong stand against war crimes.
September 3, 2025 at 12:57 PM
At PMQs today, I told the Prime Minister that to stop a Reform Government we need a return to real Labour values.
That means real action to tackle poverty and inequality, a Wealth Tax on the super-rich, and an ethical foreign policy that takes a strong stand against war crimes.
That means real action to tackle poverty and inequality, a Wealth Tax on the super-rich, and an ethical foreign policy that takes a strong stand against war crimes.
UK billionaire wealth has more than doubled since 2010.
▪️2010: £250 billion
▪️2025: £620 billion
While workers’ wages have flatlined.
When Parliament returns next week, I’ll be stepping up the campaign for a wealth tax.
Ask your MP to sign my Parliamentary Motion on this.
▪️2010: £250 billion
▪️2025: £620 billion
While workers’ wages have flatlined.
When Parliament returns next week, I’ll be stepping up the campaign for a wealth tax.
Ask your MP to sign my Parliamentary Motion on this.
August 29, 2025 at 11:22 AM
UK billionaire wealth has more than doubled since 2010.
▪️2010: £250 billion
▪️2025: £620 billion
While workers’ wages have flatlined.
When Parliament returns next week, I’ll be stepping up the campaign for a wealth tax.
Ask your MP to sign my Parliamentary Motion on this.
▪️2010: £250 billion
▪️2025: £620 billion
While workers’ wages have flatlined.
When Parliament returns next week, I’ll be stepping up the campaign for a wealth tax.
Ask your MP to sign my Parliamentary Motion on this.
The super-rich who run our society always use “divide and rule.”
They blame migrants so people don’t see who’s really behind the crisis.
Migrants didn’t underfund the NHS, make housing unaffordable or hike energy bills.
That was the super-rich - and their rigged economic model.
They blame migrants so people don’t see who’s really behind the crisis.
Migrants didn’t underfund the NHS, make housing unaffordable or hike energy bills.
That was the super-rich - and their rigged economic model.
August 28, 2025 at 1:25 PM
The super-rich who run our society always use “divide and rule.”
They blame migrants so people don’t see who’s really behind the crisis.
Migrants didn’t underfund the NHS, make housing unaffordable or hike energy bills.
That was the super-rich - and their rigged economic model.
They blame migrants so people don’t see who’s really behind the crisis.
Migrants didn’t underfund the NHS, make housing unaffordable or hike energy bills.
That was the super-rich - and their rigged economic model.
I've long campaigned for a Wealth Tax - and it’s great to see the call growing stronger by the day.
A 2% Wealth Tax on assets over £10 million could raise £24 BILLION per year.
And polls show that 75% of the public supports a wealth tax!
Together, we can win this!
A 2% Wealth Tax on assets over £10 million could raise £24 BILLION per year.
And polls show that 75% of the public supports a wealth tax!
Together, we can win this!
August 12, 2025 at 3:38 PM
I've long campaigned for a Wealth Tax - and it’s great to see the call growing stronger by the day.
A 2% Wealth Tax on assets over £10 million could raise £24 BILLION per year.
And polls show that 75% of the public supports a wealth tax!
Together, we can win this!
A 2% Wealth Tax on assets over £10 million could raise £24 BILLION per year.
And polls show that 75% of the public supports a wealth tax!
Together, we can win this!
So The Sun has run a piece expressing alarm at my “influence” pushing against welfare benefit cuts and for justice for the Palestinian people.
Seems they may not have clocked the photo they used for this article calling me a “plank” is from when I beat The Sun in the High Court!
Seems they may not have clocked the photo they used for this article calling me a “plank” is from when I beat The Sun in the High Court!
August 12, 2025 at 9:43 AM
So The Sun has run a piece expressing alarm at my “influence” pushing against welfare benefit cuts and for justice for the Palestinian people.
Seems they may not have clocked the photo they used for this article calling me a “plank” is from when I beat The Sun in the High Court!
Seems they may not have clocked the photo they used for this article calling me a “plank” is from when I beat The Sun in the High Court!
Fossil fuel giants have driven us to the cliff edge of climate catastrophe while making obscene profits.
I've brought a Make Polluters Pay Bill to Parliament to make those most responsible for the climate crisis fund the urgent action we need.
Over 40 MPs have backed the Bill!
I've brought a Make Polluters Pay Bill to Parliament to make those most responsible for the climate crisis fund the urgent action we need.
Over 40 MPs have backed the Bill!
August 6, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Fossil fuel giants have driven us to the cliff edge of climate catastrophe while making obscene profits.
I've brought a Make Polluters Pay Bill to Parliament to make those most responsible for the climate crisis fund the urgent action we need.
Over 40 MPs have backed the Bill!
I've brought a Make Polluters Pay Bill to Parliament to make those most responsible for the climate crisis fund the urgent action we need.
Over 40 MPs have backed the Bill!