41 m. ago Government pledges £5m for renovation project in memory of Southport victims

Sir Keir Starmer and Angela Rayner met the parents of Elsie Dot Stancombe, Alice da Silva Aguiar and Bebe King in Downing Street on Tuesday.

Economics

2 h. ago Scrapping of Vagrancy Act next year landmark moment, say homelessness charities

Figures published in April showed the number of people classed as living on the streets in London had risen by more than a third (38%) in a year.

Politics

3 h. ago ANGELA RAYNER: We're turning the page on two centuries of injustice

Writing for The Mirror, Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner says Labour will finally tear up the 'shameful' Vagrancy Act after years of Tory dithering

Politics

4 h. ago Labour to end 200 years of injustice by ripping up 'shameful' rough sleeping law

Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner said the Government is 'drawing a line under nearly two centuries of injustice' by abolishing the Vagrancy Act, which has been on the statute books since 1824

Society

22 h. ago Fears of damage to nature from Labour planning reforms overblown, minister says

Matthew Pennycook dismissed anxiety from campaigners that Planning and Infrastructure Bill could lead to a weakening of environmental law.

Politics

27 h. ago Rayner warns MPs not to underestimate her over 1.5 million homes target

Speaking in the Commons, shadow housing minister Paul Holmes claimed ‘she won’t achieve it’.

Events

28 h. ago Reform UK backs plan to put swift bricks in every new home in England

Party joins MPs across political spectrum in supporting bird conservation amendment similar to one blocked by LabourReform UK has joined MPs from across the political spectrum in supporting an amendment to provide every new home in England with at least one “swift brick” to help endangered cavity-nesting birds, after a similar amendment was blocked by Labour in the committee stage.Richard Tice , a former housing developer and the Reform deputy leader, said his party’s MPs would support a revised amendment tabled by Labour’s Barry Gardiner to incorporate the measure in the government’s increasingly controversial planning bill. Continue reading...

Politics

31 h. ago Sir Keir Starmer vows to overcome sceptical public on ‘harnessing power’ of AI

The Prime Minister said AI would cut through planning red tape to speed up housebuilding.

Politics

32 h. ago Angela Rayner's planning reforms will cover Britain in 'soulless settlements' of ugly houses, Tories warn as Starmer vows to use AI to speed up building

Shadow Housing Secretary Kevin Hollinrake warned that measures being championed by Angela Rayner would lead to increased urban sprawl of concrete houses.

Events

46 h. ago Rachel Reeves in standoff over policing and council budgets days before spending review

Chancellor still at negotiating table on Sunday as Home Office demands more cash Rachel Reeves has been locked in a standoff over the policing and council budgets just days before this week’s spending review, which is set to give billions to the NHS, defence and technology.Yvette Cooper’s Home Office and Angela Rayner’s housing and local government ministry were the two departments still at the negotiating table on Sunday fighting for more cash, after weeks of trying to reach a settlement. Continue reading...

Economics

47 h. ago Rachel Reeves strikes 11th hour deal with Angela Rayner to break cabinet civil war deadlock

Exclusive: The Treasury agreed a late deal with Angela Rayner’s Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government on Sunday evening, just days before Rachel Reeves publishes the spending review

Events

50 h. ago Nigel Farage's No2 plots 'reckless cuts worth more than NHS budget' as voters warned

Nigel Farage's No2, Richard Tice, has said he is plotting to slash public funding to 35% of GDP - which would wipe out a massive £275billion amid questions about Reform's NHS plans

Events

51 h. ago Rachel Reeves in crisis as cabinet civil war blocks spending review plans

The Treasury is scrambling to reach an eleventh-hour deal with Yvette Cooper and Angela Rayner as they push back against budget cuts

Events

55 h. ago Minister dismisses US misgivings over Chinese 'super embassy' in London

Minister dismisses US misgivings over Chinese 'super embassy' in London - as Tories warn of 'espionage base'  Sky News

Politics

55 h. ago Minister refuses to rule out cuts to police and housing budgets in spending review

As the Treasury continues to lock horns with Angela Rayner and Yvette Cooper over housing and police force budgets, Cabinet minister Peter Kyle sends a strong signal of the government’s intent

Politics

67 h. ago Is Angela 'Two Homes' Rayner paying the council tax surcharge on her grace

Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner was last night facing questions over whether she is paying her own council tax surcharge on her second home.

Economics

3 d. ago Warning UK’s housing crisis will deepen if Reeves makes further cuts in spending review

Exclusive: Building new social housing is facing a ‘cliff edge’ because of a lack of funds, experts say – as Rachel Reeves and Angela Rayner battle over budget plans

Events

3 d. ago Angela Rayner faces Labour backbench rebellion over her plans to build 1.5million new homes in England by 2029

In the latest a blow to Ms Rayner's housebuilding target, one Labour MP has threatened to trigger civil war over his demands to find a 'progressive alternative' to parts of her proposals.

Politics

3 d. ago UK could face up to £30bn of tax rises to fund defence spending boost, economist says

Sir Keir Starmer has vowed to boost defence spending to 2.7 per cent of GDP by 2027, as Nato allies push for ‘dramatic increase’

Economics

3 d. ago Rayner faces Labour backbench call to ‘smash’ existing housebuilding model

MPs will spend two days debating the Planning and Infrastructure Bill on Monday and Tuesday.

Politics