
Richard Burgon MP
@RichardBurgon
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Leeds born and bred. Labour Member of Parliament for Leeds East🌹
Joined April 2012
RT @NadiaWhittomeMP: How does cutting disability benefits like PIP help people into work? . The government hasn't provided any evidence tha….
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Tony Benn is my political hero - and he always encouraged me. So I'm delighted that there's a new book on his ideas. His views - on public ownership, peace and a more democratic society - are more relevant than ever. Read my review for @tribunemagazine.
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Today 100+ high-profile disabled people have called on the Government to drop its disability cuts. They say it's “cruelty by policy". I totally agree. That's why I'll vote against these cuts. MPs must listen to the view of disabled people. #TakingThePIP.
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A year ago today, I went to the International Criminal Court with my colleague @Imran_HussainMP to deliver a dossier of evidence of Israeli war crimes in Gaza to the Chief Prosecutor’s team. One year on, it’s clear to so many around the world that a genocide is being carried
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The Government's scrapping of the Winter Fuel Allowance was morally wrong and has been politically toxic. The Winter Fuel Allowance must now be fully restored and the Government must drop the proposed cuts to disability support. From my interview with @Channel4News
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RT @Imran_HussainMP: In Parliament today, I told the Foreign Secretary that we need more than the limited action announced today: . * An en….
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