Starmer: Tory “fantasy economics” means “eye-watering” mortgage hike
Keir Starmer has warned that the “fantasy economics” being pursued by the Conservative government will mean that households…
Housing
Nandy: Labour will explore powers for mayors and councils to freeze rents
Labour’s Lisa Nandy has said she is exploring the possibility of handing new powers to metro mayors and…
Nandy: “Housing isn’t a market. It’s a fundamental human right”
Below is the full text of the speech delivered to the Labour Party conference by Shadow Levelling Up…
Labour in power will “rebuild Britain from the ground up”, Nandy to declare
Lisa Nandy will declare that the next Labour government will “rebuild Britain from the ground up” in a…
What is housing policy for? And why we need a radical approach
With inflation soaring far ahead of incomes, the UK is gripped by the worst crisis-of-living standards since the…
Labour: Reverse Tory “failure” by making insulating homes a “national mission”
Labour has called on the next Conservative Prime Minister to reverse “12 years of failure” by adopting its…
As millions choose between heating and eating, the time for a rent freeze is now
Whilst there has been much talk about the ‘cost-of-living crisis’ one of its key components, rent, has yet…
Labour warns of “unbearable burden” as mortgage costs set to rise by £600 a year
Abena Oppong-Asare MP has warned that households will face an “unbearable burden” after analysis by Labour found that…
Ambitious community housing is a cure for crime and a reward for aspiration
High quality, pride-worthy and affordable housing must be a fundamental objective for our government, community leaders and social…
Johnson plans to sacrifice yet more of our social housing stock to save his job
Scratching around for a ‘red-meat’ policy to salvage his premiership, Boris Johnson has revived the idea of extending…
