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Division Votes
11 Feb 2026 - Local Government Finance - View Vote Context
Richard Burgon voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 272 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Tally: Ayes - 277 Noes - 143
11 Feb 2026 - Local Government Finance - View Vote Context
Richard Burgon voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 272 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Tally: Ayes - 279 Noes - 90
11 Feb 2026 - Climate Change - View Vote Context
Richard Burgon voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 290 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Tally: Ayes - 362 Noes - 107
23 Feb 2026 - Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill - View Vote Context
Richard Burgon voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 284 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 73 Noes - 286
23 Feb 2026 - Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill - View Vote Context
Richard Burgon voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 282 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Tally: Ayes - 361 Noes - 84
23 Feb 2026 - Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill - View Vote Context
Richard Burgon voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 276 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 77 Noes - 280
23 Feb 2026 - Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill - View Vote Context
Richard Burgon voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 271 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 156 Noes - 273
23 Feb 2026 - Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill - View Vote Context
Richard Burgon voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 270 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 161 Noes - 272
2 Mar 2026 - Representation of the People Bill - View Vote Context
Richard Burgon voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 327 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 105 Noes - 410


Speeches
Richard Burgon speeches from: Environmental Protection and Biodiversity
Richard Burgon contributed 1 speech (78 words)
Tuesday 3rd March 2026 - Westminster Hall
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Richard Burgon speeches from: Middle East
Richard Burgon contributed 1 speech (106 words)
Monday 2nd March 2026 - Commons Chamber
Cabinet Office
Richard Burgon speeches from: Representation of the People Bill
Richard Burgon contributed 1 speech (65 words)
2nd reading
Monday 2nd March 2026 - Commons Chamber
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Richard Burgon speeches from: Student Loan Repayment Plans
Richard Burgon contributed 1 speech (77 words)
Wednesday 25th February 2026 - Westminster Hall
Department for Education


Written Answers
Mink: Hunting
Asked by: Richard Burgon (Labour - Leeds East)
Thursday 26th February 2026

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will review the operation of the exemptions for mink hunts under the Hunting Act 2004.

Answered by Angela Eagle - Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

The Secretary of State has no plans to review the operation of the exemptions for mink hunts under the Hunting Act 2004.



Early Day Motions
Monday 23rd February

Government response to Israel’s West Bank annexation plan

70 signatures (Most recent: 17 Mar 2026)
Tabled by: Richard Burgon (Labour - Leeds East)
That this House notes the Israeli Government’s 15 February approval of a plan to register land in the Occupied Palestinian Territory of the West Bank as Israeli state property; strongly condemns this illegal plan to seize yet more Palestinian land; further notes the statement backed by 85 UN Member States, …


Early Day Motions Signed
Monday 16th March
Richard Burgon signed this EDM on Wednesday 18th March 2026

Transition of rail workers into Great British Railways

14 signatures (Most recent: 18 Mar 2026)
Tabled by: Andy McDonald (Labour - Middlesbrough and Thornaby East)
That this House welcomes and applauds the bringing into public ownership of the Train Operating Companies and their combination with Network Rail to create Great British Railways (GBR); believes that a just transition for railway workers into the new structures is vital to deliver a railway that works for everyone; …
Tuesday 17th March
Richard Burgon signed this EDM on Tuesday 17th March 2026

World Social Work Day 2026

17 signatures (Most recent: 19 Mar 2026)
Tabled by: Ian Byrne (Labour - Liverpool West Derby)
That this House marks World Social Work Day 2026 as an opportunity to celebrate the incredibly important role the social work profession holds within our society; recognises the support social workers provide to vulnerable individuals, families, and communities to improve their circumstances every single day; appreciates those who work in …
Monday 9th March
Richard Burgon signed this EDM on Monday 16th March 2026

Industrial relations at Carlisle Support Services

16 signatures (Most recent: 17 Mar 2026)
Tabled by: Rebecca Long Bailey (Labour - Salford)
That this House commends the work of station staff employed by outsourcing company Carlisle Support Services who work on stations managed by publicly owned Northern Trains to collect revenue and operate station gatelines across the North; notes that these station staff work on the frontline of what will be Great …
Monday 9th March
Richard Burgon signed this EDM on Monday 16th March 2026

Future of Hamworthy Fire Station

19 signatures (Most recent: 17 Mar 2026)
Tabled by: Neil Duncan-Jordan (Labour - Poole)
That this House expresses its concern at the Dorset and Wiltshire Fire Authority’s plans to close eight stations within the service, including the one at Hamworthy in Poole constituency; acknowledges that this would result in a loss of 96 firefighters overall, thirteen of which would be from Hamworthy, with a …
Thursday 12th March
Richard Burgon signed this EDM as a sponsor on Thursday 12th March 2026

Closure of Al-Aqsa Mosque during Ramadan

30 signatures (Most recent: 20 Mar 2026)
Tabled by: Imran Hussain (Labour - Bradford East)
That this House condemns the closure of Al-Aqsa Sanctuary in Jerusalem by Israeli authorities during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan; notes that this action infringes Palestinians’ right to freedom of worship, violates Israel’s obligations under international humanitarian law and UN resolutions, and breaches the longstanding status quo governing the …
Wednesday 11th March
Richard Burgon signed this EDM on Wednesday 11th March 2026

Payment of employment tribunal awards

32 signatures (Most recent: 16 Mar 2026)
Tabled by: Andy McDonald (Labour - Middlesbrough and Thornaby East)
That this House notes with concern the continuing non-payment of a significant number of awards made by the Employment Tribunal, including reports by The Bureau of Investigative Journalism that Freedom of Information requests found that three quarters of more than 7,000 workers using the employment tribunal penalty enforcement scheme did …
Monday 19th January
Richard Burgon signed this EDM on Friday 6th March 2026

Essentials Guarantee

40 signatures (Most recent: 9 Mar 2026)
Tabled by: Neil Duncan-Jordan (Labour - Poole)
That this House calls for the introduction of an Essentials Guarantee as supported by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation and Trussell Trust, in response to the long-term decline in household income over the past decade; notes that 8.1 million people in working households are in relative poverty, that 14.1 million people …
Wednesday 4th March
Richard Burgon signed this EDM as a sponsor on Wednesday 4th March 2026

Football ticket prices (No. 2)

28 signatures (Most recent: 17 Mar 2026)
Tabled by: Ian Byrne (Labour - Liverpool West Derby)
That this House raises serious concerns at the trend of annual ticket price increases for Premier League football, as highlighted by the Football Supporters’ Association’s Stop Exploiting Loyalty campaign; believes working class and young supporters are being priced out; fears that squeezing local and dedicated fans poses an existential threat …
Tuesday 24th February
Richard Burgon signed this EDM on Tuesday 3rd March 2026

Rosebank oil field

22 signatures (Most recent: 18 Mar 2026)
Tabled by: Clive Lewis (Labour - Norwich South)
That this House recognises that the UK’s transition away from oil and gas production is underway, as North Sea reserves decline and the climate imperative intensifies; notes that a well-managed transition has the potential to deliver economic benefit, strengthen domestic supply chains and revitalise our industrial heartlands; encourages the Government …
Monday 2nd March
Richard Burgon signed this EDM on Tuesday 3rd March 2026

Escalation of conflict with Iran

27 signatures (Most recent: 20 Mar 2026)
Tabled by: Brian Leishman (Labour - Alloa and Grangemouth)
That this House notes with profound anxiety the recent military escalation involving the United States, Israel and Iran, sparked by an illegal, unjustified, and unnecessary large-scale military attack upon the latter, and the risk of a widening and lengthy regional war resulting from this; recognises the grave danger that continued …
Wednesday 25th February
Richard Burgon signed this EDM on Thursday 26th February 2026

Billionaire wealth

28 signatures (Most recent: 17 Mar 2026)
Tabled by: Neil Duncan-Jordan (Labour - Poole)
That this House notes that billionaire wealth is at its highest recorded level, with the number of billionaires surpassing 3,000 for the first time, while one in four people globally face hunger and 14.1 million people in the UK experienced food insecurity last year; observes growing concern that extreme concentrations …
Tuesday 24th February
Richard Burgon signed this EDM as a sponsor on Tuesday 24th February 2026

Dual nationals and new UK entry documentation requirements

26 signatures (Most recent: 17 Mar 2026)
Tabled by: Imran Hussain (Labour - Bradford East)
That this House expresses its concern regarding the changes to entry requirements for British dual nationals due to come into force on 25 February 2026; notes that these changes will require British dual nationals to present either a valid British passport or a certificate of entitlement in order to return …
Tuesday 10th February
Richard Burgon signed this EDM on Tuesday 24th February 2026

Relationship between Jeffrey Epstein and Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor

37 signatures (Most recent: 20 Mar 2026)
Tabled by: Siân Berry (Green Party - Brighton Pavilion)
That this House believes that Buckingham Palace should publish all papers and electronic communications that contain reference to the relationship between Jeffrey Epstein and Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor.
Monday 23rd February
Richard Burgon signed this EDM on Tuesday 24th February 2026

Funding for fire and rescue services

48 signatures (Most recent: 17 Mar 2026)
Tabled by: Kim Johnson (Labour - Liverpool Riverside)
That this House supports the Fire Brigade Union’s calls for urgent investment in the UK’s fire and rescue service and has heard their warning that cuts kill; expresses deep concern that proposed cuts and chronic underfunding that have hollowed out the UK’s fire and rescue services leaving communities without adequate …
Monday 23rd February
Richard Burgon signed this EDM on Monday 23rd February 2026

Surveillance and political intimidation of journalists

28 signatures (Most recent: 17 Mar 2026)
Tabled by: Rebecca Long Bailey (Labour - Salford)
That this House recognises the vital importance for press freedom of investigative journalists being able to report the truth without fear or favour, and to protect the identity of their sources; is concerned by media reports that the organisation Labour Together commissioned public relations agency APCO Worldwide to identify the …
Wednesday 11th February
Richard Burgon signed this EDM on Thursday 12th February 2026

Government contract with Palantir Technologies

33 signatures (Most recent: 17 Mar 2026)
Tabled by: Apsana Begum (Labour - Poplar and Limehouse)
That this House notes that the Ministry of Defence signed a contract with the US firm Palantir in December 2025 worth £240,000,000, by direct award and without tender; further notes that whilst the decision may be justified under the Procurement Act 2023, there is significant public interest in how this …
Tuesday 10th February
Richard Burgon signed this EDM on Wednesday 11th February 2026

NEU dispute and strike action at Access Creative College

19 signatures (Most recent: 17 Mar 2026)
Tabled by: Apsana Begum (Labour - Poplar and Limehouse)
That this House stands in solidarity with members of the National Education Union taking strike action at Access Creative College; believes that public money intended for education and student support should not be diverted away from frontline teaching, student services, and staff pay and conditions; notes the pay disparity between …



Richard Burgon mentioned

Parliamentary Debates
Bills Presented
0 speeches (None words)
Wednesday 4th March 2026 - Commons Chamber

Mentions:
1: None Diane Abbott, Bell Ribeiro-Addy, Brian Leishman, Mr Adnan Hussain, John McDonnell, Ayoub Khan, Richard Burgon - Link to Speech

Environmental Protection and Biodiversity
64 speeches (9,550 words)
Tuesday 3rd March 2026 - Westminster Hall
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Mentions:
1: Mary Creagh (Lab - Coventry East) Friend the Member for Leeds East (Richard Burgon) also has about 800 homeless children in his constituency.Those - Link to Speech

Representation of the People Bill
262 speeches (37,568 words)
2nd reading
Monday 2nd March 2026 - Commons Chamber
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Mentions:
1: James Cleverly (Con - Braintree) Member for Leeds East (Richard Burgon) is no longer in his place, but the mask slipped when he basically - Link to Speech

Student Loan Repayment Plans
103 speeches (13,850 words)
Wednesday 25th February 2026 - Westminster Hall
Department for Education
Mentions:
1: Jack Rankin (Con - Windsor) Members for Leeds East (Richard Burgon) and for York Central (Rachael Maskell), who I do not think are - Link to Speech