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Excl: Sadiq Khan Launches Urgent Review Of 'Homes For Londoners' Listings After Promoting Properties With Unsafe Cladding

22 Jul Communities

The London Mayor has ordered a full review of the affordable homes scheme after PoliticsHome identified multiple properties with cladding and fire safety problems.

22 Jul Communities

Jacob Rees-Mogg Accused Of "Racist Language" In Parliament After Using An Anti-Asian Term

15 Jul Health

Government's Food Advisor Says Plan To Break "Junk Food Cycle" Won't Push Up Food Prices

14 Jul Communities

Keir Starmer Accused Boris Johnson Of Giving The "Green Light" To Racism Towards England Football Squad

20 May Coronavirus

Senior Tory MP Hits Out At "Scapegoating" Of Deprived Communities Over Indian Variant Spread

19 May Communities

Sadiq Khan Begins Regional Tour As He Says Keir Starmer Shouldn't Be Nervous Of Popular Labour Politicians

17 May Communities

Kensington And Chelsea Council Bans Grenfell Cladding Firms From Work On Local Projects

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From past glories to new hopefuls, MPs share what the Olympics mean to them

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22 Jul Education

From past glories to new hopefuls, MPs share what the Olympics mean to them

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21 Jul Communities

Local leadership must be empowered to make decisions about their communities

Anne-Marie Trevelyan: Net Zero is a shared endeavour

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20 Jul Environment

Anne-Marie Trevelyan: Net Zero is a shared endeavour

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13 Jul Communities

Taking the knee is about empathy – that's why we should support those who wish to do it

I’m away from Parliament for a while. I am busy refreshing my Constituency operations; taking up causes I perhaps let slide whilst I was a Minister that really got me going in Politics; fighting for the poor and delivering real tangible change for the people who voted for me in Plymouth.

19 Jun Coronavirus

Shop talk: behind the scenes of Britain’s charity stores

Military medals, designer clothes and rare Beatles records … charity shops have long been a treasure trove for the eagle-eyed bargain hunter. Kate Proctor speaks to the people running some of the UK’s stores, and discovers the weird and wonderful donations they’ve received

12 Jun Communities

Pride and Parliament: What does Pride Month mean for members of the gayest Parliament in the world?

Pride Month looks different in the pandemic, whether it’s seen as a protest, a celebration or both. But what does Pride mean to some of the UK’s out LGBT+ parliamentarians? Luke Pollard, Baroness Barker, David Mundell and Hannah Bardell share their reflections

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14 Apr 2015 Communities

Concerns raised over Tories right to buy extension

Rico Wojtulewicz, HBA policy advisor, on the housing announcements contained in the Conservative manifesto said:

14 Apr 2015 Communities

Cameron’s extension of Right to Buy is ‘fantasy’

Labour’s Frank Field explains why the proposed extension of the Right to Buy scheme in today’s Conservative manifesto is ‘unworkable’.

14 Apr 2015 Communities

No long-term economic plan, just short-term politics behind Tory right-to-buy plans

Labour former housing minister John Healey describes the Conservative plan to extend Right to Buy as a "cheap Thatcher tribute act" and warns it will exacerbate the housing problems in the UK.

Homes at the heart of the election debate

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10 Apr 2015 Communities

Homes at the heart of the election debate

The National House Building Council's Director of Corporate and External Affairs, Lewis Sidnick, expresses cautious optimism over the future of the UK housing market, despite the unpredictability of the general election.

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07 Apr 2015 Communities

Labour's new homes goal will not be met without reversing the decline in SME house building sector

Brian Berry, Chief Executive of the Federation of Master Builders (FMB), said:

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07 Apr 2015 Communities

Starter Homes idea is a model which can work - FMB

Brian Berry, Chief Executive of the Federation of Master Builders (FMB), said:

Greens pledge to cut VAT on housing repairs

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07 Apr 2015 Communities

Greens pledge to cut VAT on housing repairs

The Green Party has today pledged to cut VAT on housing repairs and renovations.

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27 Mar 2015 Communities

Small sites exemption will boost housing numbers, says FMB

The Governments decision to exempt small sites from off-site carbon mitigation requirements will help small scale house builders build more homes, according to the Federation of Master Builders (FMB).

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26 Mar 2015 Communities

Additional Funding Barely Keeping Pace with Repairs

The 20th Annual Local Authority Road Maintenance (ALARM) survey, published today, highlights a massive 33 per cent increase in the number of potholes filled over the last year but no reduction in the amount needed to bring the network up to scratch.

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25 Mar 2015 Environment

The grass isn’t always greener

The Chief Executive of the Campaign to Protect Rural England Shaun Spiers makes the case for keeping the countryside beautiful

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25 Mar 2015 Communities

Supporting small community groups is not a ‘luxury’ but an investment

Lord Phillipsis right to highlight the challenge for communities and individuals within communities in creating and maintaining the local connections that are so valuable to people and place, says the Community Development Foundation.

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25 Mar 2015 Environment

Funding a plan to reduce UK's flood risk must be a Gov't priority

Responding to the Public Accounts Commitee report on flood risk management,Louise Hanson, Director of Advocacy, Association of British Insurers, said:

25 Mar 2015 Communities

Lord Phillips: Love thy neighbour – Britain’s community life crisis

Ahead of today’s debate, Lord Phillips of Sudbury calls for a Royal Commission to examine the fragmentation of British society.

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20 Mar 2015 Environment

Budget 2015: 'Uninspiring and empty' says GGF

This week Chancellor George Osborne announced his final Budget before this years General Election in May, the GGF has reacted by describing it as uninspiring and empty.

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18 Mar 2015 Communities

Tidal Lagoon Power an Opportunity for UK Mineral Products

Recent proposals to develop a network of tidal energy lagoons should represent an opportunity for the UK mineral products sector and the wider construction supply chain it supports, suggests Nigel Jackson, Chief Executive of the Mineral Products Association (MPA).

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18 Mar 2015 Communities

Help to Buy: ISA helps first-time buyers and the economy

The chancellor threw a lifeline to first-time buyers with the announcement of the Help to Buy: ISA during the last Budget before the general election.

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18 Mar 2015 Environment

EY responds to Osborne's budget

In response to GeorgeOsbonesfinal budget of this parliament,EYexamines the Chancellors announcements and the impacts they might have.

Budget 2015: George Osborne urged to 'boost glass and glazing industry'

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17 Mar 2015 Communities

Budget 2015: George Osborne urged to 'boost glass and glazing industry'

Ahead of Wednesday’s Budget, the Glass and Glazing Federation has written to George Osborne to outline GGF Members’ concerns on several issues that are affecting the Glass and Glazing industry.

Home is where the heart is: the Building Societies Association launches a manifesto for change

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17 Mar 2015 Communities

Home is where the heart is: the Building Societies Association launches a manifesto for change

The Building Societies Association has set out its priorities for government ahead of May’s general election.

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16 Mar 2015 Communities

BSA launches Housing at the Heart of Government: a Manifesto for change

In a bid to stimulate the debate that is necessary to tackle the failures in the UK housing market, the Building Societies Association (BSA) has today published Housing at the heart of Government: a manifesto for change.

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12 Mar 2015 Communities

Construction apprenticeships have plummeted

Brian Berry, Chief Executive of the Federation of Master Builders, said:

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11 Mar 2015 Communities

Increase in public demand for new homes needs to be addressed, says FMB

Public support for new house building is increasing and needs to be addressed if we are to tackle Britains growing housing crisis, says the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) in response to new findings from the British Social Attitudes Survey.

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11 Mar 2015 Environment

Brownfield regeneration must be backed by better policy

CPRE paper illustrates we can do much more to ensure the highest quality housing development on brownfield land

Gov't must stop ‘short-sighted’ selling off of public land

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09 Mar 2015 Communities

Gov't must stop ‘short-sighted’ selling off of public land

Martyn Evans, Creative Director of the Cathedral Group Ltd, warns that £2.3bn worth of local authority assets could be undersold over the next five years, costing nearly £230 million over the lifetime of the next Parliament.

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