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Potential memorial design teams to meet Grenfell bereaved and survivors

Separately, a decision on the future of the tower itself is expected to be made by the Housing Secretary Angela Rayner next month.

The Independent UK

Rayner will ‘make no apologies’ for new landlord standards

The Deputy Prime Minister described a ‘balance’ between landlords’ and renters’ rights, adding: ‘People need homes that are safe.’

The Independent UK

Councils warn financial constraints threaten new housing delivery

Research finds many local authorities are planning to scrap or scale back development plans due to limited resources.

Evening Standard

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Three-quarters of councils expect to abandon or delay house building projects in blow to Labour’s plans

Angela Rayner’s flagship housing promise under threat as councils set to scrap plans to build more homes

The Independent UK

Quarter of English councils may have to sell homes to balance books, study finds

Exclusive: Social housing finance ‘crisis’ has already led 37% of local authorities to cut back on repairs and maintenance

The Guardian - UK

Tories accuse Angela Rayner of asking civil servants to help her move house in breach of ministerial code

Tories target deputy prime minister over where she lives again, with claims she instructed officials to help with transport and cleaning

The Independent UK

New row erupts over China's plan for London super embassy as ministers intervene to force it through

Yvette Cooper and David Lammy were accused of attempting ‘to influence an independent inquiry’

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Councils ‘keen’ to help Home Office move asylum seekers out of hotels

Authorities in England and Wales say they want to help house refugees, amid concern about local tensions

The Guardian - UK

Landlords to be banned from asking for several months rent upfront under Labour plans

Under current rules landlords are able to request thousands of pounds in upfront rent payments, prompting concern that people will be forced to take on debt to secure a tenancy

The Independent UK

Media portrayal of social housing tenants blamed for prejudice and humiliation

Exclusive: London’s social housing residents said ‘misleading stereotypes’ from television shows such as Benefits Street were affecting their employment and career opportunities, and even their dating lives

The Independent UK

Landlords in England face ban on ‘outrageous’ upfront charges

Angela Rayner amends renters’ rights bill to limit rent that can be charged in advance, as MPs prepare to debate it

The Guardian - UK

Rental reforms ‘to deliver on promise to transform lives of millions of tenants’

An amendment to the Renters’ Rights Bill, back before the House of Commons on Tuesday, proposes to cap advance rent payments at one month’s rent.

Evening Standard

Tory shadow housing secretary holds shares in a company which opposed Renters Reform Bill

Kevin Hollinrake is coming under pressure to recuse himself from the debate on the Renters Reform Bill

The Independent UK

Surrey councillors ask ministers to ‘write off’ Woking’s £1bn debt

Taxpayers asked to shoulder burden as beleaguered council expected to merge with neighbouring authorities

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Evening Standard

Decision on Grenfell Tower demolition to be made within weeks

Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner will reveal the future of the building in February

The Independent UK

Angela Rayner warned new workers’ rights plan could prompt ‘ugly rush’ to sack staff

Labour chancellor Rachel Reeves also accused of undermining business confidence and trust with surprise national insurance hike in the Budget

Evening Standard

Rayner: I’d meet with Musk to challenge him on factually incorrect attacks

The Deputy Prime Minister suggested the billionaire should be ‘correcting the record as soon as possible’ over information shared on his X platform.

Evening Standard

Two-child cap not the only lever we have to tackle poverty, says Rayner

The Deputy Prime Minister was speaking in Glasgow on Thursday.

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The Guardian - UK

Half of England’s county councils due to hold elections could ask for delay – reports

At least 12 councils may request postponement of May elections amid government devolution plans

The National (Scotland)

Deputy Prime Minister pledges wage rise for low paid in visit to Glasgow

The Deputy Prime Minister said low-paid workers will benefit from new workers rights coming into force this year.

The Independent UK

Rayner pledges to ‘make work pay’ in Scotland ahead of visit to Glasgow

Research by the UK Government found workers in central Scotland will see the biggest boost to their wages as a result of the Employment Rights Bill.

Evening Standard

OPINION - Where has it all gone so wrong for dreary Keir Starmer?

It’s Keir’s drear new year — a January which sees the Prime Minister on the back foot from attacks from a (clearly bored) Elon Musk, stirring up trouble over the UK’s record on ethnically-based sexual crime and dragging the government into arguments about how its institutions addressed Asian grooming gangs.…

The Independent UK

Angela Rayner plans to bring in a new law on party funding before the next general election

The issue of foreign interference through donations came to the fore amid reports Elon Musk had been considering giving Reform $100 million before he fell out with Nigel Farage

Evening Standard

Government 1.5 million housebuilding target would only ‘dent’ need, says Rayner

The Government has pledged to build 1.5 million homes by the end of this Parliament.

The Independent UK

London council want to ban estate agents putting up ‘for sale’ signs ‘due to negative impact’

The request has sparked accusations of ‘NIMBYism’

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