Friday 20 September 2019 Justice / Richard Burgon Labour announces plans to empower communities to defend their rights and secure justice Continue Reading
Wednesday 18 September 2019 Richard Burgon The appalling reality is that under the Tories rape conviction rates have fallen to the lowest level since records began – Richard Burgon Continue Reading
Thursday 12 September 2019 Prisons / Richard Burgon Boris Johnson tries to take credit for prison announcement made two years ago – Burgon Continue Reading
Thursday 22 August 2019 Justice / Richard Burgon Tories have created chaos across our prisons system – Richard Burgon Continue Reading
Thursday 15 August 2019 Justice / Richard Burgon Richard Burgon responds to Prison Service Workforce data Continue Reading
Monday 12 August 2019 Justice / Richard Burgon These measures fall woefully short of what is needed to make our prisons safe – Richard Burgon Continue Reading
Sunday 11 August 2019 Justice / Richard Burgon Richard Burgon responds to government plans to create 10,000 new prison places Continue Reading
Tuesday 30 July 2019 Justice / Richard Burgon Serious weaknesses in sex offenders rehabilitation – Richard Burgon responds Continue Reading
Monday 29 July 2019 Justice / Richard Burgon Mistreated workers should not have to wait for justice – Burgon Continue Reading
Thursday 25 July 2019 Justice / Richard Burgon Tories overseeing a dangerous collapse in safety for young people in custody – Burgon Continue Reading
Thursday 25 July 2019 Justice / Richard Burgon Tory austerity has unleashed an unprecedented wave of violence throughout the prison system – Burgon Continue Reading
Thursday 25 July 2019 Justice / Richard Burgon Tory austerity has unleashed an unprecedented wave of violence throughout the prison system Continue Reading
Tuesday 9 July 2019 Prisons / Richard Burgon Chief Inspector of Prisons Report – Richard Burgon responds Continue Reading
Wednesday 3 July 2019 Justice / Richard Burgon Serco fined – Richard Burgon responds Continue Reading
Thursday 16 May 2019 Richard Burgon The Tories have been forced to face reality and accept their probation model is irredeemably broken Continue Reading
Friday 3 May 2019 Justice / Richard Burgon Grayling’s disastrous decision to privatise probation has been a costly failure – Richard Burgon Continue Reading
Wednesday 3 April 2019 Justice / Richard Burgon Justice Select Committee report on ending some short jail sentences – Richard Burgon responds Continue Reading
Monday 1 April 2019 Justice / Richard Burgon Running prisons for private profit is dangerously flawed – Richard Burgon Continue Reading
Thursday 28 March 2019 Justice / Richard Burgon Chris Grayling’s reckless privatisation of probation has left the public less safe – Burgon responds to Chief Inspector of Probation report Continue Reading
Friday 1 March 2019 Privatisation / Richard Burgon NAO report shows the Conservatives’ part-privatisation of probation has failed to protect the public – Burgon Continue Reading
Friday 15 February 2019 Justice / Richard Burgon Our probation system is clearly broken – Richard Burgon responds to Working Links administration Continue Reading
Monday 11 February 2019 Justice / Richard Burgon Tories to blame for violence spiraling out of control in our prisons – Richard Burgon Continue Reading
Thursday 7 February 2019 Richard Burgon Richard Burgon responds to Government’s Legal Aid review Continue Reading
Thursday 24 January 2019 Justice / Richard Burgon “Disgrace” of sex offenders in family hotels – Richard Burgon Continue Reading
Tuesday 4 December 2018 Richard Burgon Labour to restore legal aid to help people challenge flawed benefit decisions Continue Reading
Thursday 29 November 2018 Justice / Richard Burgon Tories are doubling down on their commitment to privatisation – Richard Burgon Continue Reading
Saturday 24 November 2018 Justice / Richard Burgon Richard Burgon responds to changes to the Criminal Legal Aid funding scheme Continue Reading
Tuesday 30 October 2018 Justice / Richard Burgon Ministry of Justice facing cuts totalling 48% by 2024 – Richard Burgon Continue Reading
Thursday 25 October 2018 Richard Burgon New prison safety figures are a national scandal Continue Reading
Tuesday 23 October 2018 Richard Burgon Tories slashing civil liability compensation is creating two-tier justice system – Richard Burgon MP Continue Reading
Tuesday 9 October 2018 Justice / Richard Burgon New equipment alone can’t solve this prisons crisis – Burgon Continue Reading
Tuesday 2 October 2018 Justice / Richard Burgon Gauke’s measures will not tackle prisons emergency – Richard Burgon Continue Reading
Wednesday 12 September 2018 Justice / Richard Burgon Conservative cuts to prisons budgets and staff have created an unprecedented crisis – Burgon Continue Reading
Friday 7 September 2018 Justice / Richard Burgon Labour is fully committed to introducing no fault divorce proceedings – Richard Burgon Continue Reading
Thursday 23 August 2018 Justice / Richard Burgon Richard Burgon responds to new figures showing that the prison population is set to increase by 3,200 places by 2023 Continue Reading
Monday 20 August 2018 Justice / Privatisation / Richard Burgon This situation should be a nail in the coffin for the flawed idea of prison privatisation – Richard Burgon Continue Reading
Friday 17 August 2018 Justice / Richard Burgon Hundreds of millions of pounds cut from prison budgets created a deep crisis in our prisons – Richard Burgon Continue Reading
Friday 10 August 2018 Justice / Richard Burgon Richard Burgon responds to urgent notification at G4S run HMP Birmingham Continue Reading
Friday 27 July 2018 Justice / Richard Burgon Richard Burgon responds to Government’s announcement on probation Continue Reading
Thursday 26 July 2018 Justice / Richard Burgon Richard Burgon responds to Annual Prison Performance Ratings and the latest Safety in Custody statistics Continue Reading
Wednesday 25 July 2018 Richard Burgon Supreme Court decision demonstrates we need no fault divorces Continue Reading
Tuesday 24 July 2018 Angela Rayner / Economy / Jonathan Ashworth / Louise Haigh / Nia Griffith / Peter Dowd / Richard Burgon Pay announcement means real terms pay cuts and further cuts to frontline services Continue Reading
Wednesday 11 July 2018 Justice / Richard Burgon The crisis in our prisons has now become an emergency – Richard Burgon Continue Reading
Tuesday 10 July 2018 Justice / Richard Burgon Government turning prisons into places of reform will remain a pipedream – Richard Burgon Continue Reading
Wednesday 27 June 2018 Crime / Dawn Butler / Richard Burgon Labour calls on the Government to grant anonymity to protect “revenge porn” victims Continue Reading
Friday 15 June 2018 Justice / Richard Burgon Richard Burgon comment on “upskirting” being made a specific sexual offense Continue Reading
Friday 11 May 2018 Justice / Richard Burgon Richard Burgon comments on upcoming parliamentary debate on Grenfell Continue Reading
Wednesday 9 May 2018 Richard Burgon Government’s mishandling of Criminal Legal Aid funding has now sparked an even greater backlash from lawyers – Burgon Continue Reading
Saturday 28 April 2018 Justice / Richard Burgon Richard Burgon responds to Parole Board proposals by the Ministry of Justice Continue Reading
Thursday 26 April 2018 Justice / Richard Burgon Reckless decision to slash prison budgets and axe prison officers has left our prisons more violent than ever – Burgon Continue Reading