“I would not have signed off” NIMBY Labour graphic, says Lucy Powell
Lucy Powell has said that she “would not have signed off” a “NIMBY” Labour Party graphic distributed on…
Housing
“The party of homeowners and tenants” – Lucy Powell’s full conference speech
Below is the full text of the speech delivered this afternoon by Shadow Housing Secretary Lucy Powell to…
Labour to slash ‘affordable’ rents and give first-time buyer ‘dibs’ on homes
Lucy Powell is expected to use a speech on Sunday at Labour’s annual conference to unveil plans to…
Building safety bill a “betrayal” of leaseholders, Labour tells ministers
Labour has declared that the government’s building safety bill is a “betrayal” of leaseholders after legal advice commissioned…
Back our “use-it-or-lose-it” planning bill, Labour tells Conservative rebels
Labour has called on Tory backbenchers to back its own “use-it-or-lose-it” legislation that would aim to speed up…
Labour motion on planning reforms passed by Commons as Tories abstains
A Labour motion calling on the government to “protect the right of communities to object to individual planning…
MPs vote down Labour motion to make safe buildings affected by cladding crisis
MPs have voted down, by a majority of 138, a Labour motion calling for the government to force…
Act now on cladding crisis to “save lives and livelihoods”, Labour tells ministers
Labour has called on the government to “act now to save lives and livelihoods” by setting a hard…
Labour councils show there is an answer to Britain’s broken housing system
I was privileged to attend the virtual opening last month of a modern, high-quality block of apartments in…
Accommodation Action is fighting back on poor housing, but we need your help
ITV news has just exposed what experts are calling ‘the worst housing in Britain’ right here on our…
