The shadow justice secretary, who is one of Jeremy Corbyn’s most trusted lieutenants, fuelled speculation he was poised to enter the race.
Shadow justice secretary Richard Burgon (pictured on Sky News today) floundered as he dismissed ‘cheap’ criticism of Labour’s £58billion uncosted pensions splurge.
Shadow justice secretary Richard Burgon was not able to say what proportion of national income (GDP) Labour’s £50billion tax hike will take up.