Birmingham Northfield MP, Richard Burden, today looked forwarded to a weekend of Austin Centenary celebrations due to take place at Cofton Park and the Longbridge site in his constituency. Amongst other events planned, there will be a parade of 100 Austin and Longbridge built vehicles spanning the 100 years of production at the plant, which will travel from the centre of Birmingham out to the …
150 MPs call on Israel to stop building illegal barrier and to halt expansion of settlements The Britain–Palestine All Party Parliamentary Group today held its AGM and heard from departing Palestinian General Delegate, HE Afif Safieh, who reflected on his time in the role in the UK and gave his analysis of the current situation in the Middle East. The All-Party Group paid tribute to his large …
Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield) (Lab): Does my right hon. Friend agree that the manufacturing skills and tenacity of people in the west midlands have a great deal to offer in regard to future UK competitiveness, as he saw a couple of weeks ago at Rimstock plc in West Bromwich? That company is being assisted by the Rover taskforce to cope with the collapse of MG Rover, and is now winning …
Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield) (Lab): I am grateful for the opportunity to introduce this debate on an issue of huge importance not just to my constituents but to the whole of the midlands and beyond. At the start, I congratulate my hon. Friend the Deputy Minister for Women and Equality on her appointment to the Front Bench. Last Friday I attended a meeting held by the administrators …
Richard Burden MP, Chair of the Britain-Palestine All Party Parliamentary Group, has tabled an Early Day Motion on the verdict in the Tom Hurndall case which has praised the Hurndall family for their dignity and determination, but which also questions why the charge was one of manslaughter and not murder. The Motion, which has cross party support, calls for Israel to take steps to end the culture …
Construction of the Northfield Relief Road is starting in March. For over 30 years, successive governments failed to find any money for the scheme. But thanks to over £15m provided for Northfield by the Labour Government, the City Council can go ahead with both the road and other improvements to the central Northfield shopping area. I have worked hard for this result since I was first elected to …
I was Labour Member of Parliament for Birmingham Northfield between 1992 and 2019 and a former Shadow Transport Minister. I now chair Healthwatch in Birmingham and Solihull, and the West Midlands Board of Remembering Srebrenica. I also work as a public affairs consultant. I am an effective community advocate and stakeholder alliance builder with a passion for human rights. I am a trustee of the Balfour Project charity and of Citizens Advice Birmingham, and a former Chair of Medical Aid for Palestinians.