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Why Rent Controls Remain Controversial
Why Rent Controls Remain Controversial
Communities
The political discussion around rent controls has become a hot-button topic in England and Wales as record-breaking rents continue to put pressure on households struggling with the rising cost of living.
Green Councils Fight For Drug Consumption Rooms
Health
Green Councils Fight For Drug Consumption Rooms
Labour Council Rules Out Challenging Government Over London Funding Cuts
Communities
Labour Council Rules Out Challenging Government Over London Funding Cuts
Appoint Homelessness Tsar To Help Eradicate Rough Sleeping, PM Told
Communities
Appoint Homelessness Tsar To Help Eradicate Rough Sleeping, PM Told
Labour MPs Refuse To Back Tory Wandsworth Council Against Government Funding Cuts
Communities
Labour MPs Refuse To Back Tory Wandsworth Council Against Government Funding Cuts
Andy Burnham Offers Devolution Deals To All Regions
Communities
Andy Burnham Offers Devolution Deals To All Regions
More Tory Councils To Challenge Government Over London Funding Cuts
Communities
More Tory Councils To Challenge Government Over London Funding Cuts
Opinion
Moving beyond 'one-size-fits-all': why partnership is key to achieving thriving communities Partner content
Communities
By Lidl GB
Moving beyond 'one-size-fits-all': why partnership is key to achieving thriving communities
Wakefield's remarkable success isn't just on the rugby pitch – it's in the community
Communities
By Jade Botterill MP
Wakefield's remarkable success isn't just on the rugby pitch – it's in the community
Early moments matter: tackling health inequalities in early childhood Partner content
Health
By The UK Committee for UNICEF (UNICEF UK)
Early moments matter: tackling health inequalities in early childhood
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Back Nuclear Energy 2026
Environment
Former Green Co-Leader Says Party Brand Suffering From 'Toxicity'
Former Green Co-Leader Says Party Brand Suffering From "Toxicity"
Political parties
Beyond regulation: a new culture for a new nuclear age Partner content
Beyond regulation: a new culture for a new nuclear age
By Nuclear Decommissioning Authority
Energy
Tories Risk Falling Into Burnham's Brexit 'Trap', Warns Andy Street
Tories Risk Falling Into Burnham's Brexit "Trap", Warns Andy Street
Brexit
How Farage went from the Mr Marmite of politics to the Mr Millwall
How Farage went from the Mr Marmite of politics to the Mr Millwall
By Jules Walkden
Political parties
Labour Believe They Can Win Back Green Voters After Holborn And St Pancras By-Election
Labour Believe They Can Win Back Green Voters After Holborn And St Pancras By-Election
Political parties
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Heathrow, HS2, Homes: How Britain's Infrastructure Projects Will Fare Under Burnham
Communities
Heathrow, HS2, Homes: How Britain's Infrastructure Projects Will Fare Under Burnham
Keir Starmer promised to ‘get Britain building again’ but leaves No 10 with many projects still on the drawing board. Noah Vickers reports on how Andy Burnham might pick up the pace
James Cleverly: What £2m Will Really Get You in London
Communities
James Cleverly: What £2m Will Really Get You in London
Shadow housing secretary James Cleverly speaks to Noah Vickers about Keir Starmer’s ‘blatant’ misogyny, scrapping Labour’s mansion tax, and considering a run for London mayor
Culture Clash – Lisa Nandy On Keeping Hope Alive
Communities
Culture Clash – Lisa Nandy On Keeping Hope Alive
Critics say Lisa Nandy should spend more time meeting stakeholders in her brief, but the Culture Secretary tells Francis Elliott she’s fighting for the government to give hope to the most vulnerable. Photography by Tom Pilston
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Blue Labour v Reform: The Pro-Worker, Anti-Woke Plan To Beat Farage
Communities
Blue Labour v Reform: The Pro-Worker, Anti-Woke Plan To Beat Farage
Is Blue Labour the answer to Keir Starmer’s problems? Sienna Rodgers and Tom Scotson report on a new group of MPs and the re-emergence of a tradition that had been jettisoned
Inside the problems plaguing the prison estate
Communities
By Tali Fraser
Inside the problems plaguing the prison estate
Unable to innovate or even buy basic materials, and struggling to keep staff while operating antiquated systems, prison governors are trapped in a failing system, reports Tali Fraser
The number of witnesses to the Holocaust is diminishing – we must keep their memories alive
Communities
By Olivia Marks-Woldman OBE
The number of witnesses to the Holocaust is diminishing – we must keep their memories alive
A chance encounter with a Holocaust survivor at a Jewish summer camp in the 1980s made a deep impression on me.
Urgent action needed to tackle deadly e-bike and e-scooter fires Partner content
Communities
By Electrical Safety First
Urgent action needed to tackle deadly e-bike and e-scooter fires
Fires caused by substandard e-bike and e-scooters have resulted in death, injury, and destruction of property across the UK. Electrical Safety First (ESF) is calling for tougher rules to halt this growing threat before more lives are lost.
MP And Son Of Holocaust Survivor: “It Falls To Us To Tell The Millions Of Little Stories'
Communities
MP And Son Of Holocaust Survivor: “It Falls To Us To Tell The Millions Of Little Stories"
More than 80 years after his father’s remarkable escape from the Holocaust, Labour MP David Pinto-Duschinsky spoke to Zoe Crowther about why it is everyone’s responsibility – now more than ever – to preserve the memory of all genocides for future generations.
Working-class graduates are being squeezed out of internships
Communities
By Nick Harrison
Working-class graduates are being squeezed out of internships
This month at the Sutton Trust we’ve taken on two new interns. Highly motivated young people keen to take their first steps in a charity sector career.
It’s time to put play back on the political agenda
Communities
By Tom Hayes MP
It’s time to put play back on the political agenda
One of the biggest surprises I’ve had in Parliament is finding out we’ve hardly talked about playgrounds for nearly a decade.
Jewish and Sikh people won’t count until we’re recorded as ethnic groups
Communities
By Preet Kaur Gill MP
Jewish and Sikh people won’t count until we’re recorded as ethnic groups
Data is the lifeblood of modern government. It helps plan schools, hospitals, roads, and social services. It helps policymakers see trends, measure progress, and think big. It means resources can go where they are needed most.
Youngest MP Calls For 'Voting Terminals' Around Parliament As Backbenchers Plan Modernisation Drive
Communities
Youngest MP Calls For 'Voting Terminals' Around Parliament As Backbenchers Plan Modernisation Drive
Labour MP Sam Carling has called for the Modernisation Committee to consider reform of Parliament's voting system to make MPs "more productive".
An elected mayor for Lancashire would unlock billions for the region
Communities
By Chris Webb MP
An elected mayor for Lancashire would unlock billions for the region
Blackpool has always been somewhat separate from the rest of Lancashire. Geographically, we sit on a limb at the end of the line.
Prime Minister Takes On Claims Of 'Cover Up' Over Southport Attack
Communities
Prime Minister Takes On Claims Of 'Cover Up' Over Southport Attack
Keir Starmer has taken on claims of a “cover up” in the case of the Southport attack last July.
The insurance market is causing consumers all sorts of difficulties. Here’s what needs to happen Partner content
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The insurance market is causing consumers all sorts of difficulties. Here’s what needs to happen
Car insurance premiums have been enough to drive motorists round the bend recently. While the worst of price rises may have now passed, it’s little comfort for drivers who have had to shell out hundreds of pounds more for cover than they would have done just a few years ago.
Betting and Gaming Council announce AGM 2025 date plus stellar speaker line up Partner content
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By Betting and Gaming Council
Betting and Gaming Council announce AGM 2025 date plus stellar speaker line up
Standards body the Betting and Gaming Council today confirm their AGM 2025 will take place on Thursday, February 27th, with a stand out line up of speakers.
Speculating On Southport Trial Risks Seeing Case Thrown Out, Warns Town’s MP
Communities
Speculating On Southport Trial Risks Seeing Case Thrown Out, Warns Town’s MP
Speculating on the investigation into the Southport murders risks seeing the case thrown out, the MP for the town has warned.
No more words, delays or empty promises on grooming gangs – it's time to act
Communities
By Sarah Champion MP
No more words, delays or empty promises on grooming gangs – it's time to act
Over the last week there has been a lot of focus on child sexual exploitation by organised networks, colloquially known as grooming gangs.
Former Conservative Minister Is 'Extremely Disappointed' By Tory Approach To Grooming Gangs Debate
Communities
Former Conservative Minister Is "Extremely Disappointed" By Tory Approach To Grooming Gangs Debate
A former Tory minister has said he is "extremely disappointed" by how his party has approached the child grooming gang issue.
Starmer and Reeves are right to call on regulators to go for growth. They now need to ensure their own ministers get the memo too Partner content
Communities
By Betting and Gaming Council
Starmer and Reeves are right to call on regulators to go for growth. They now need to ensure their own ministers get the memo too
On Christmas Eve the nation’s top regulators received a gift from the Prime Minister. No, not a selection box or novelty pair of festive socks. In the face of a flatlining economy, Keir Starmer threw down the gauntlet, calling for a new regulatory environment, built on collaboration with business which was, “more pro-growth and pro-investment”.
My amendment will protect tenants from unfair rent increases
Communities
By Paula Barker MP
My amendment will protect tenants from unfair rent increases
I am proud that Labour is acting where the Tories failed to help renters. My amendment would make the Renters' Reform Bill even stronger by limiting in-tenancy rent rises.
1.5 million homes – why we must deliver quality, sustainability and safety Partner content
Environment
By Mineral Products Association
1.5 million homes – why we must deliver quality, sustainability and safety
Government has put housing at the heart of unlocking growth in the UK, committing to deliver the biggest housebuilding programme in two generations with significant, controversial planning reforms announced to enable progress.
Ukrainian Refugees Face Uncertainty With UK Visa Extension Scheme
Communities
Ukrainian Refugees Face Uncertainty With UK Visa Extension Scheme
As the war in Ukraine rages on, thousands of refugees in the UK are stuck in limbo due to uncertainty around the Government’s visa extension scheme.
Immigration Is A Major Concern In Mayoral Contests Eyed By Reform, New Poll Shows
Communities
Immigration Is A Major Concern In Mayoral Contests Eyed By Reform, New Poll Shows
New polling shows immigration is a major concern in two mayoral battlegrounds that will go to the polls for the first time in 2025 and where Reform UK is hopeful of success.
Cost Of Living Pressures Will Be 'Bleak' During Labour's First Christmas In Power
Communities
Cost Of Living Pressures Will Be "Bleak" During Labour's First Christmas In Power
A chorus of charities have warned that low-income families face feeling "worse off" this winter than they did last due to the weight of ongoing cost-of-living pressures.
The new Community Right to Buy will be a lasting legacy of this Labour government
Communities
By Joe Fortune
The new Community Right to Buy will be a lasting legacy of this Labour government
Parks, pubs, sports clubs, libraries, allotments, community centres, local shops, youth clubs – these are the building blocks of a community.
Partner content
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By National Federation of Builders
NPPF review welcomed, but SMEs still wait for support
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