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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 ##sash##
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
Communities news
Vape Shops Will Need Planning Permission In Push To Revive High Streets
Communities
Vape Shops Will Need Planning Permission In Push To Revive High Streets
Vape shops will need to secure planning permission before opening in reforms that Andy Burnham has said will help reverse “decades of decline” on Britain’s high streets.
Burnham still needs to sell devolution to the public
Communities
By Rachel Brisley
Burnham still needs to sell devolution to the public
Communicating who pays and what it delivers will be key to winning over uncertain voters.
West Yorkshire Mayor visits CCEP’s Wakefield site, following Counter Cultures campaign launch Partner content
Communities
By Coca-Cola Europacific Partners
West Yorkshire Mayor visits CCEP’s Wakefield site, following Counter Cultures campaign launch
Tracy Brabin tours manufacturing facility featured in Coca-Cola Great Britain’s Counter Cultures campaign, which celebrates local vocational careers
Partner content
Communities
By Coca-Cola Europacific Partners
Coca-Cola celebrates family-run businesses through new Counter Cultures campaign
It will require a huge collective effort to make the PM's pledge to end rough sleeping a reality
Communities
By Lord Bird
It will require a huge collective effort to make the PM's pledge to end rough sleeping a reality
Andy Burnham is singing from the Big Issue hymn sheet – but it will require some clever problem solving to help pull-off his ambitious plan to end rough sleeping
How does your gambling grow, Prime Minister? Partner content
Communities
By Campaign for Fairer Gambling
How does your gambling grow, Prime Minister?
The Starmer administration thought that growing gambling was good economic policy. It is odds on that the Burnham team will not make the same mistake
Burnham should give mayors more tax powers – and the Tories should work with him
Communities
By Andy Street
Burnham should give mayors more tax powers – and the Tories should work with him
Fifteen years ago, David Cameron and George Osborne took a hard look at how the United Kingdom governs itself.
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
A more active nation is within reach if we focus where it matters most Partner content
Health
By Sport England
A more active nation is within reach if we focus where it matters most
Britain cannot afford the cost of inactivity. Every day we delay helping the least active people to move more, we pay for it through rising NHS demand, lower productivity and widening inequality
The children of prisoners deserve better – our new scheme will help get them support
Education
By Jake Richards MP and Josh MacAlister MP
The children of prisoners deserve better – our new scheme will help get them support
Thousands of children will go to bed tonight without their mum or dad at home, because a parent is in prison.
Rebuilding the social fabric of this country must be a national priority
Communities
By Cllr Eamon O’Brien
Rebuilding the social fabric of this country must be a national priority
Shared public spaces like libraries, parks and sports clubs help create strong communities. No longer can they be seen as nice-to-haves. 
Bosnia is going home – but it's a home this young team has made much better
Communities
By Baroness Helic
Bosnia is going home – but it's a home this young team has made much better
Early this morning, Bosnia and Herzegovina’s World Cup journey ended with defeat to the United States. Today, its players begin the journey home.
To cut welfare spending, we must get people back into work – but a punitive system won’t help
Communities
By Debbie Abrahams MP
To cut welfare spending, we must get people back into work – but a punitive system won’t help
If work is to be the route out of poverty – which, with nearly four million people in work living in poverty, it currently isn’t – the system must do more than simply incentivise employment.
After the progress Starmer made on antisemitism, Burnham must hold the line
Communities
By Ella Rose-Jacobs
After the progress Starmer made on antisemitism, Burnham must hold the line
The Jewish Labour Movement was founded in 1902 and affiliated to the Labour Party in 1920.
Bring back city architects to help fight the nation’s infrastructure crisis
Communities
By Chris Williamson
Bring back city architects to help fight the nation’s infrastructure crisis
As a nation, we have long understood that the cities we build shape the country we become.
'We Are The Cavalry': Shiv Malik's Plans To Build A New City Near Cambridge
Communities
"We Are The Cavalry": Shiv Malik's Plans To Build A New City Near Cambridge
Critics dismiss it as a fantasy but Shiv Malik’s plans for a huge new city outside Cambridge has attracted some credible backers. Ben Gartside explores whether Forest City will ever leave the drawing board
The gambling sector’s unlicensed market claims don't match the evidence Partner content
Communities
By Campaign for Fairer Gambling
The gambling sector’s unlicensed market claims don't match the evidence
The deaths of Ollie Long and Ellen Mulvey expose the dangers of illegal gambling sites. Derek Webb argues that new evidence challenges widely repeated claims about the size and drivers of Britain's unlicensed gambling market
Warm Homes Fund must target charities or risk losing community services Partner content
Communities
By Social Investment Business
Warm Homes Fund must target charities or risk losing community services
Charity electricity bills have risen by 12 per cent since the start of the Iran war, and decisions on the £3.3bn Warm Homes Fund could make or break struggling community spaces
Reform Council Leader Under Investigation For Sharing Contract With Reform HQ
Communities
Reform Council Leader Under Investigation For Sharing Contract With Reform HQ
Exclusive: The leader of Reform-run Lincolnshire is being investigated by his own council after claiming to have shared a local authority contract with senior party figure Zia Yusuf.
Renewing and restoring existing housing stock needs more attention – and cash – than it is getting
Communities
By Lord Best
Renewing and restoring existing housing stock needs more attention – and cash – than it is getting
The Social Housing Bill now passing through the House of Lords gives extra impetus to the drive for more desperately needed social housing.
Regenerate the coast: let development corporations borrow outside the fiscal rules
Communities
By Polly Billington MP
Regenerate the coast: let development corporations borrow outside the fiscal rules
Britain under this Labour government faces a major challenge: how can we deliver economic transformation in left-behind communities at a time when money is tight?
Policy positions don’t get any easier for government than banning gambling ads Partner content
Communities
By Coalition to End Gambling Ads
Policy positions don’t get any easier for government than banning gambling ads
Ahead of a House of Lords Liaison Committee session on gambling, Will Prochaska argues that banning gambling advertising, sponsorship and marketing would win votes on left and right, boost the economy, and save the taxpayer money
To honour D-Day’s heroes, we must keep our promise to today’s veterans
Communities
By Louise Sandher-Jones MP
To honour D-Day’s heroes, we must keep our promise to today’s veterans
On the anniversary of D-Day, remembering the sacrifices of the past must go hand in hand with renewing our commitment to those who serve today.
Vetting System 'Needs Improvement', Senior Green Admits
Communities
Vetting System "Needs Improvement", Senior Green Admits
The Green Party’s vetting system “needs improvement”, a party leader has told PoliticsHome, amid reports of anti-semitism within Zack Polanski's ranks.
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