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Steve Reed MP

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Labour/Co-operative MP for Croydon North and Shadow Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government

Burnham Sacks Starmer Loyalists From Cabinet
Political parties
Burnham Sacks Starmer Loyalists From Cabinet
New Prime Minister Andy Burnham has sacked Rachel Reeves as chancellor ahead of appointing his first Cabinet.
Labour MP To Push For Domestic Political Donation Cap
Political parties
Labour MP To Push For Domestic Political Donation Cap
Exclusive: Donations to political parties made by people in the UK would be capped at £1m under plans being drawn up by a Labour MP.
Shadow Housing Secretary Blames Labour’s Rent Reforms For Eviction From His Home
Communities
Shadow Housing Secretary Blames Labour’s Rent Reforms For Eviction From His Home
Conservative MP James Cleverly has revealed that he is being forced out of his rented home in his constituency, blaming government reforms to the rental sector that will take effect next month.
Political Donations From Overseas To Be Capped At £100,000
Foreign affairs
Political Donations From Overseas To Be Capped At £100,000
Political donations from British citizens living overseas will be capped at £100,000 as part of a major reform to the role of money in politics.
Government Confident Of Defeating Legal Challenge Over Anti-Muslim Hate Definition
Home affairs
By Tom Scotson
Government Confident Of Defeating Legal Challenge Over Anti-Muslim Hate Definition
Exclusive: The government is confident that any legal challenge launched by free speech campaigners over the new anti-Muslim hostility definition will fail.
Government Announces New Social Cohesion Strategy
Home affairs
By Tom Scotson
Government Announces New Social Cohesion Strategy
The government has announced its new cohesion strategy which includes a long-awaited definition of anti-Muslim hatred.
Plans For Chinese 'Super Embassy' In London Approved
Foreign affairs
Plans For Chinese 'Super Embassy' In London Approved
The government has approved plans for a new Chinese 'super embassy' in London.
Government In Talks With Muslim MPs Over Final Anti‑Muslim Hatred Definition
Social affairs
Government In Talks With Muslim MPs Over Final Anti‑Muslim Hatred Definition
The government is holding meetings with Muslim MPs in a bid to finalise the wording of an anti-Muslim hatred definition, PoliticsHome understands.
Forty Labour MPs Write To Government Calling For Housing First To Be Included In Homelessness Strategy
Social affairs
Forty Labour MPs Write To Government Calling For Housing First To Be Included In Homelessness Strategy
Exclusive: A group of Labour MPs has written to the government calling for Housing First to be rolled out nationwide as part of the upcoming homelessness strategy.
Government To Hold Homelessness Summit As Sector Calls For More Urgency
Communities
Government To Hold Homelessness Summit As Sector Calls For More Urgency
The government is being urged to step up its efforts to reduce homelessness as it prepares to host a summit on tackling rough sleeping.
Labour MPs Urge Government To Spend Community Regeneration Fund Before Local Elections
Economy
Labour MPs Urge Government To Spend Community Regeneration Fund Before Local Elections
Labour MPs are privately urging the government to expedite funding for local communities so they have more to show voters before crucial elections in May.
On water, Steve Reed is swimming against the tide of public opinion
Environment
By Sophie Conquest
On water, Steve Reed is swimming against the tide of public opinion
One year on from securing a thumping majority, the government appears more confused than ever.
The government must stop dragging its heels on urgent environmental issues
Environment
By Rebecca Pow
The government must stop dragging its heels on urgent environmental issues
From tackling illegal deforestation in UK supply chains, to conserving our wild peat bogs and the biodiversity of our oceans, Labour must act now to protect our natural world
How Morgan McSweeney Got His Big Break
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How Morgan McSweeney Got His Big Break
Now he’s Keir Starmer’s all-powerful chief of staff but 18 years ago he was an unproven novice. Francis Elliott reports on how Lambeth set Morgan McSweeney on the path to No 10
Steve Reed interview: 'There’s a definite perception Labour doesn’t get rural voters'
Environment
By Sienna Rodgers
Steve Reed interview: 'There’s a definite perception Labour doesn’t get rural voters'
Shadow Defra secretary Steve Reed talks to Sienna Rodgers about Labour’s drive to win back rural voters, how the party plans to show respect for the countryside, and his recipe for the perfect roast potato
Rural Voters Feel Labour Doesn’t 'Get' Them, Says Shadow Environment Secretary
Environment
Rural Voters Feel Labour Doesn’t "Get" Them, Says Shadow Environment Secretary
Rural voters feel the Labour Party does not "get" them, shadow environment, food and rural affairs secretary Steve Reed has said in an interview with The House magazine.
Labour frontbencher Steve Reed apologises ‘unreservedly’ for ‘puppet master’ tweet about Jewish Tory donor
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Labour frontbencher Steve Reed apologises ‘unreservedly’ for ‘puppet master’ tweet about Jewish Tory donor
Labour frontbencher Steve Reed has apologised “unreservedly” for a tweet describing a Jewish Conservative donor as a “puppet master”.
Evictions set to resume next month as MPs warn of impending homelessness crisis
Coronavirus
Evictions set to resume next month as MPs warn of impending homelessness crisis
The government has confirmed evictions are set to resume next month amid warnings of a potential homelessness crisis as the UK begins to emerge from lockdown.
Robert Jenrick agrees to publish documents in Tory donor planning row but accuses Labour of ‘baseless innuendo’
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Robert Jenrick agrees to publish documents in Tory donor planning row but accuses Labour of ‘baseless innuendo’
Robert Jenrick has caved in to Labour’s demands to publish the documentation around his unlawful decision to approve a £1billion development submitted by a Tory donor.
Labour mounts Commons bid for Robert Jenrick documents in Tory donor planning row
Communities
Labour mounts Commons bid for Robert Jenrick documents in Tory donor planning row
Labour are mounting a Commons bid to force Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick to publish all documents relating to a controversial planning decision.
Robert Jenrick row: MPs demand papers on £1bn Richard Desmond property deal as they warn public trust could be ‘eroded‘
Communities
Robert Jenrick row: MPs demand papers on £1bn Richard Desmond property deal as they warn public trust could be ‘eroded‘
Cabinet minister Robert Jenrick is facing fresh pressure to release papers on his controversial decision to grant planning permission on a site owned by a Conservative donor.
Robert Jenrick criticised for swerving Commons grilling on 'unlawful approval' of Tory donor development
Communities
Robert Jenrick criticised for swerving Commons grilling on 'unlawful approval' of Tory donor development
Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick has been criticised for failing to turn up to the Commons and answer questions over his unlawful decision to approve the planning application of a Conservative donor.
Labour councils to review public monuments after slave owner statue targeted in Black Lives Matter protest
Social affairs
Labour councils to review public monuments after slave owner statue targeted in Black Lives Matter protest
Labour councils have announced they will look again at all the monuments in their areas after the statue of a slave owner was torn down during a Black Lives Matter protest.
Government’s behaviour is negligent in the extreme, they must now implement a complete ban on flammable cladding
Economy
By Steve Reed MP
Government’s behaviour is negligent in the extreme, they must now implement a complete ban on flammable cladding

With, on average, one fire a month still linked to this kind of cladding, it’s only a matter of time before one of them isn’t put out and we’re facing the avoidable horror of another Grenfell, says Steve Reed MP.
Seni’s law is a major step towards ensuring mental health patients are treated with care and compassion
Health
By Steve Reed MP
Seni’s law is a major step towards ensuring mental health patients are treated with care and compassion

A new law to make police and medics more accountable for the use of force in mental health units is vital if we’re to avoid a repeat of the Seni Lewis tragedy, says Steve Reed
Treat mental health patients with care and compassion not cruelty
Health
By Steve Reed MP
Treat mental health patients with care and compassion not cruelty

There have been repeated failings in the use of force against mental health patients says Steve Reed MP, as he writes about the Mental Health Units (Use of Force) Bill, the Private Members Bill he has sponsored.