Daily email Labour to force vote on leaseholds as party turns its focus on housing policy Labour will today force a vote on a motion demanding action on the leasehold system. Michael Gove pledged in… Katie Neame 23rd May, 2023, 11:42 am
Comment Good Friday Agreement: How Labour can build on its proud record today The Good Friday Agreement (GFA) of 1998 was one of the great achievements of international diplomacy; a realisation… Dan Tomlinson 9th April, 2023, 8:00 am
News Levelling up fund “handing us a fiver” while “nicking 20 quid”, Nandy says Lisa Nandy has condemned the government’s ‘levelling up’ funding announcement and argued that it is the “equivalent of… Morgan Jones 19th January, 2023, 11:39 am
News Government approves new coal mine despite warnings over climate impact Michael Gove has approved planning permission for a new coal mine despite warnings that the decision will undermine… Elliot Chappell 7th December, 2022, 6:37 pm
News “Unconscionable” to scrap mandatory housebuilding targets, Nandy declares Lisa Nandy has slammed the government over reports that it plans to scrap mandatory housebuilding targets, arguing that… Katie Neame 5th December, 2022, 6:38 pm
Comment Right to Buy will never be ‘sustainable’ – Labour must scrap the disastrous policy At the Labour Party conference in September, Lisa Nandy told a fringe meeting that Right to Buy (RTB)… Martin Wicks 4th December, 2022, 9:00 am
News “Shameful” for ministers to break pledge to ban no-fault evictions, Nandy says Lisa Nandy has said it would be “shameful” for the government to break its manifesto pledge to ban… Katie Neame 11th October, 2022, 12:12 pm
News Minister admits Boris Johnson’s housing policy will not help “most” people Lisa Nandy has declared that “far more ambition” is needed to tackle the UK’s housing crisis after a… Katie Neame 21st June, 2022, 10:30 pm
Comment The levelling up bill threatens local authority control over budgets Coverage of the reading of the levelling up and regeneration bill earlier this month was broadly dominated by… Paul Dennett 26th May, 2022, 10:27 am
News Gove rules out emergency Budget and rejects claims government split on issue Michael Gove has dismissed reports that the government is planning to bring forward an emergency Budget and rejected… Katie Neame 11th May, 2022, 12:02 pm