Today is Holocaust Memorial Day which marks the anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi concentration and death camp Auschwitz-Birkenau, – one of the sites where the largest mass murder in history took place. Millions of Jewish people, gypsies, homosexuals and others were murdered simply for who they were. Holocaust Memorial Day reminds us not only of the importance of commemorating the …
Thank you for visiting my website. If you live in the Northfield area of Birmingham, in the event of emergencies occurring over the Christmas period, I hope the numbers provided at the bottom of this e-mail are helpful. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Kind regards, Richard Burden MP B30 Food Bank 07582143972 info@b30.foodbank.org.uk Birmingham City Council Bin Collections …
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all. Congratulations to Charlee Hone from The Meadows Primary School who designed the winning entry in my Christmas card competition this year. The theme is ‘Christmas Sports in Northfield.’ Once again there were some fantastic entries and I love Charlee’s idea of snowmen playing football with a Christmas pudding! A big thank you to all the schools and …
Welcome to my latest Parliamentary newsletter. This covers local issues and developments as well as my actions in Parliament. You’ll find updates on rail fares, local government funding and other issues. As ever, please do not hesitate to get in touch with me on these or any other issues. This is my also last newsletter of 2017 which gives me the opportunity to wish you all both a Merry Christmas …
Richard Burden MP, Chair of the Britain-Palestine All Party Parliamentary Group, has responded to reports that President Trump has told Palestinian President Abbas that he intends to move the US Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. Mr Burden said today: “Jerusalem is a holy city for Jews, Christians and Muslims alike, and there has long been consensus amongst the international community that …
Welcome to my latest Parliamentary newsletter. This covers local issues and developments as well as my actions in Parliament. You’ll find updates on Universal Credit, the Autumn Budget and other issues. As ever, please do not hesitate to get in touch with me on these or any other issues. Best wishes, Richard In Birmingham Northfield Rollout of Universal Credit in South Birmingham For many months …
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.