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Saturday 7 December 2019 Justice / Richard Burgon

Richard Burgon responds to the conviction of Joseph McCann

Thursday 28 November 2019 Richard Burgon

Labour demands answers about Conservatives’ decision to tender probation contracts during election

Tuesday 26 November 2019 Crime / Diane Abbott / Richard Burgon

Labour announces boost to 18 Violence Reduction Units to tackle gang related violent crime

Thursday 14 November 2019 Crime / Richard Burgon

The Tories cannot be trusted to keep us safe – Richard Burgon responds to latest crime figures

Monday 4 November 2019 Justice / Richard Burgon

Government prison safety measures – Richard Burgon responds

Thursday 31 October 2019 Justice / Richard Burgon

Burgon responds to latest prison violence statistics

Sunday 22 September 2019 Richard Burgon

Labour will restore all legal aid advice – Richard Burgon

Sunday 22 September 2019 Justice / Richard Burgon

Richard Burgon speaking at Labour Party Conference

Saturday 21 September 2019 Justice / Richard Burgon

Labour announces plans to reduce the number of victims of crime by scrapping ineffective short sentences and investing in proven alternatives to custody

Friday 20 September 2019 Justice / Richard Burgon

Labour announces plans to empower communities to defend their rights and secure justice

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

Thursday 12 September 2019 Prisons / Richard Burgon

Boris Johnson tries to take credit for prison announcement made two years ago – Burgon

Thursday 22 August 2019 Justice / Richard Burgon

Tories have created chaos across our prisons system – Richard Burgon

Thursday 15 August 2019 Justice / Richard Burgon

Richard Burgon responds to Prison Service Workforce data

Monday 12 August 2019 Justice / Richard Burgon

These measures fall woefully short of what is needed to make our prisons safe – Richard Burgon

Sunday 11 August 2019 Justice / Richard Burgon

Richard Burgon responds to government plans to create 10,000 new prison places

Tuesday 30 July 2019 Justice / Richard Burgon

Serious weaknesses in sex offenders rehabilitation – Richard Burgon responds

Monday 29 July 2019 Justice / Richard Burgon

Mistreated workers should not have to wait for justice – Burgon

Thursday 25 July 2019 Justice / Richard Burgon

Tories overseeing a dangerous collapse in safety for young people in custody – Burgon

Thursday 25 July 2019 Justice / Richard Burgon

Tory austerity has unleashed an unprecedented wave of violence throughout the prison system – Burgon

Thursday 25 July 2019 Justice / Richard Burgon

Tory austerity has unleashed an unprecedented wave of violence throughout the prison system

Tuesday 9 July 2019 Prisons / Richard Burgon

Chief Inspector of Prisons Report – Richard Burgon responds

Wednesday 3 July 2019 Justice / Richard Burgon

Serco fined – Richard Burgon responds

Thursday 16 May 2019 Richard Burgon

The Tories have been forced to face reality and accept their probation model is irredeemably broken

Friday 3 May 2019 Justice / Richard Burgon

Grayling’s disastrous decision to privatise probation has been a costly failure – Richard Burgon

Wednesday 3 April 2019 Justice / Richard Burgon

Justice Select Committee report on ending some short jail sentences – Richard Burgon responds

Monday 1 April 2019 Justice / Richard Burgon

Running prisons for private profit is dangerously flawed – Richard Burgon

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

Friday 1 March 2019 Privatisation / Richard Burgon

NAO report shows the Conservatives’ part-privatisation of probation has failed to protect the public – Burgon

Friday 15 February 2019 Justice / Richard Burgon

Our probation system is clearly broken – Richard Burgon responds to Working Links administration

Monday 11 February 2019 Justice / Richard Burgon

Tories to blame for violence spiraling out of control in our prisons – Richard Burgon

Thursday 7 February 2019 Richard Burgon

Richard Burgon responds to Government’s Legal Aid review

Thursday 24 January 2019 Justice / Richard Burgon

“Disgrace” of sex offenders in family hotels – Richard Burgon

Tuesday 4 December 2018 Richard Burgon

Labour to restore legal aid to help people challenge flawed benefit decisions

Thursday 29 November 2018 Justice / Richard Burgon

Tories are doubling down on their commitment to privatisation – Richard Burgon

Saturday 24 November 2018 Justice / Richard Burgon

Richard Burgon responds to changes to the Criminal Legal Aid funding scheme

Tuesday 30 October 2018 Justice / Richard Burgon

Ministry of Justice facing cuts totalling 48% by 2024 – Richard Burgon

Thursday 25 October 2018 Richard Burgon

New prison safety figures are a national scandal

Tuesday 23 October 2018 Richard Burgon

Tories slashing civil liability compensation is creating two-tier justice system – Richard Burgon MP

Tuesday 9 October 2018 Justice / Richard Burgon

New equipment alone can’t solve this prisons crisis – Burgon

Tuesday 2 October 2018 Justice / Richard Burgon

Gauke’s measures will not tackle prisons emergency – Richard Burgon

Wednesday 12 September 2018 Justice / Richard Burgon

Conservative cuts to prisons budgets and staff have created an unprecedented crisis – Burgon

Friday 7 September 2018 Justice / Richard Burgon

Labour is fully committed to introducing no fault divorce proceedings – Richard Burgon

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

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

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

Friday 10 August 2018 Justice / Richard Burgon

Richard Burgon responds to urgent notification at G4S run HMP Birmingham

Friday 27 July 2018 Justice / Richard Burgon

Richard Burgon responds to Government’s announcement on probation

Thursday 26 July 2018 Justice / Richard Burgon

Richard Burgon responds to Annual Prison Performance Ratings and the latest Safety in Custody statistics

Wednesday 25 July 2018 Richard Burgon

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