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Richard Burgon – 2022 Comments on Boris Johnson Withdrawing from Conservative Leadership

The comments made by Richard Burgon, the Labour MP for East Leeds, on Twitter on 23 October 2022.

With Boris Johnson pulling out of the race, Rishi Sunak could well be Prime Minister by Monday evening.

So Parliament’s richest MP will be the one unleashing huge cuts to our public services.

What a sick joke. General Election now!