Deputy prime minister dismisses suggestions of Labour rift, saying employment protections will boost growthAngela Rayner has insisted Labour’s flagship package of workers’ rights will be ringfenced from a bonfire of...
Read MoreAbout 100 potential locations identified as government vows to sweep away red tape to get them builtUp to 12 new towns will be under construction by the next election after 100 potential locations in England were identified as...
Read MoreAbout 100 potential locations identified as government vows to sweep away red tape to get them builtUp to 12 new towns will be under construction by the next election after 100 potential locations in England were identified as...
Read MoreDeputy PM Angela Rayner announces plans as she presents £350m funding increase for affordable housingRogue landlords in England will face curbs on how much housing benefit they can receive if their properties are...
Read MoreGovernment says timing of visit to ‘sustainable community’ days before major housing announcement is a coincidenceDowning Street has insisted that King Charles was not at risk of being dragged into politics after the...
Read MoreLabour’s ‘devolution revolution’ aims to simplify local authorities but will force some to combine with others in severe financial distressPeople in areas neighbouring bankrupt councils in England risk seeing...
Read MoreDeputy PM acknowledged there wasn’t ‘a consensus’ over future of tower block after her decision to dismantle itAngela Rayner has defended her handling of a meeting with bereaved families and survivors of the...
Read MoreThe work and pensions secretary said those who think they were unable to work probably could with the right support. This live blog is closedLord Hermer, the attorney general, must be getting used to bad publicity, but there is...
Read MoreHousing secretary formally announces London block where 72 people died in 2017 will be pulled downThe remains of Grenfell Tower, the west London block in which 72 people lost their lives in a fire, are to be demolished.The...
Read MoreThe work and pensions secretary said those who think they were unable to work probably could with the right supportGood morning. Keir Starmer is chairing an extended meeting of cabinet today. There will be a normal cabinet...
Read MoreGovernment criticised after it gives landlords until 2027 before they have to fix all dangerous hazards quicklyCampaigners have criticised the government for putting lives at risk by delaying a law to make social landlords fix...
Read MoreAngela Rayner meets bereaved to tell them west London block will ‘be carefully deconstructed’Bereaved families of the Grenfell fire are understood to have been told the tower block will be demolished.The deputy prime...
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