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Exclusive LabourList polling shows public back Miliband’s “Plan for Britain’s Future” – and support his call for UN vote on Syria

Initial polling on Ed Miliband’s Conference speech shows that the public are largely supportive of Labour’s policy announcements.…

23rd September, 2014, 9:01 pm

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Miliband outlines housebuilding plans – including “New Homes Corporations” and public sector housing

Last year Ed Miliband committed Labour to ensuring 200,000 homes are built each year by 2020. Whether or…

20th September, 2014, 12:18 pm

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Lift cap on borrowing so councils can build – say Labour PPCs, councillors and AMs

A group of London-based Prospective Parliamentary Candidates, councillors and London Assembly Members have written an open letter (published…

18th September, 2014, 6:17 pm

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Let’s Build Houses

It is news to nobody that the UK is suffering a housing crisis. It is particularly not news…

Emma Burnell

11th September, 2014, 8:21 am

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Weekly Survey: London Mayor candidates, working class MPs and housing

A month ago, Mark Ferguson took to the pages of the Evening Standard to warn against contenders for…

8th September, 2014, 3:40 pm

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We can’t tackle the housing benefit bill without tackling the housing crisis

Rachel Reeves’ speech yesterday was bold and astute in making the case that the UK’s ever-increasing welfare bill…

David Lammy

6th August, 2014, 4:20 pm

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Labour’s housing reforms could be limited by spending restraint

The scope of Labour’s housing plans may have to be narrowed in order to meet tight restrictions on…

30th July, 2014, 9:24 am

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Growth back to pre-crash levels – but a full recovery is still a long way off

Good news this morning from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), who confirm economic growth for the last…

Conor Pope

25th July, 2014, 10:22 am

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Labour further develop their solution to the housing crisis

The Guardian reported that yesterday, Sir Michael Lyons, the chair of Labour’s review into housebuilding, said that local councils…

9th July, 2014, 9:25 am

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Reynolds questions government over leaked document, which suggests housing starts are set to fall

Emma Reynolds, shadow housing minister, has called upon housing minister Kris Hopkins to publish a leaked document that shows…

3rd July, 2014, 9:57 am