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
Friday 20 April 2018 Justice / Richard Burgon Labour to restore publicly funded legal advice for housing Continue Reading
Wednesday 28 March 2018 Justice / Richard Burgon Richard Burgon responds Judicial Review on the Worboys case Continue Reading
Wednesday 21 March 2018 Justice / Richard Burgon Conservatives’ part-privatisation of probation has been a costly failure – Richard Burgon Continue Reading
Tuesday 20 March 2018 Justice / Richard Burgon The government should stop delaying review into its legal aid cuts – Richard Burgon Continue Reading
Tuesday 6 March 2018 Justice / Richard Burgon Richard Burgon responds to David Gauke speech Continue Reading
Saturday 24 February 2018 Housing / Justice / Richard Burgon Richard Burgon responds to Grenfell petition Continue Reading
Wednesday 21 February 2018 Justice / Richard Burgon Richard Burgon responds to Worboys Supreme Court ruling Continue Reading
Friday 26 January 2018 Business / Richard Burgon Final nail in the coffin for the Tories’ privatisation agenda – Richard Burgon Continue Reading
Thursday 25 January 2018 Justice / Richard Burgon Prisons more dangerous than ever – Richard Burgon Continue Reading
Friday 19 January 2018 Justice / Richard Burgon It is deeply regrettable that the Government has refused a review into the Worboys case – Richard Burgon Continue Reading
Friday 19 January 2018 Justice / Richard Burgon HMP Liverpool report raises more very serious questions about the outsourcing of Government contracts – Richard Burgon Continue Reading
Sunday 14 January 2018 Justice / Richard Burgon It is important that the victims of Worboys’ crimes and the wider public have faith in our justice system – Richard Burgon Continue Reading