Cyclists will be banned from Oxford Street under Sadiq Khan's pedestrianisation plans Riders told to lock up their bikes or divert away from the traffic-free area Evening Standard · Sep 18, 2024
‘Hopefully we’ll get down the stairs fast enough’: Residents still caught in cladding crisis after Grenfell Seven years after Grenfell, thousands of residents are still living in unsafe buildings. Victims of the building safety crisis speak to Holly Bancroft about their fears. The Independent UK · Sep 18, 2024
Angela Rayner passed over as Reeves given use of Dorneywood mansion Chancellor preferred for 21-room mansion, in contrast to Tony Blair’s choice of offering it to his deputy John Prescott The Guardian - UK · Sep 17, 2024
Jacob Rees-Mogg’s attacks on working from home were ‘bizarre’, says Labour Business secretary Jonathan Reynolds says government is pressing ahead with plans for new flexible working laws The Guardian - UK · Sep 17, 2024
People are getting ‘stuck’ in insecure work for years, says UK thinktank Work Foundation says ‘juggling unpredictable pay and hours’ keeps staff from upskilling and finding new jobs The Guardian - UK · Sep 17, 2024
Traffic to be banned from London’s Oxford Street under Sadiq Khan plan Mayor to be given power to overrule Westminster council, which blocked previous plan amid concerns over rerouting buses The Guardian - UK · Sep 16, 2024
‘The moment has come’: pro-building Labour yimbys are set to raise the roof Proponents of more homes, turbines and infrastructure – even on the green belt – prepare for rally at party conference The Guardian - UK · Sep 15, 2024
High court blocks Cumbria plan for UK’s first new deep coalmine in 30 years Court rules against West Cumbria Mining’s fossil fuel development in Whitehaven The Guardian - UK · Sep 13, 2024
Landlords warn they could increase rents in response to Labour’s renters’ rights bill National Residential Landlords Association claims bill could turn rental sector into ‘Airbnb lite’ The Independent UK · Sep 11, 2024
Landlords warn they may raise rents in response to Labour’s renters’ rights bill Private rental sector reforms ‘could lead to Airbnb Lite’, says landlords’ association before plan unveiled in parliament The Guardian - UK · Sep 10, 2024
Labour will end no-fault evictions by next summer, minister promises In the biggest set of reforms of the sector for three decades, Labour is ending no-fault evictions and will give tenants the right to request a pet The Independent UK · Sep 10, 2024
Future pay deals will be shaped by tough decisions, Starmer to tell TUC PM expected to make clear in key Brighton speech that he will not risk economic stability ‘under any circumstances’ The Guardian - UK · Sep 9, 2024
Younger people working from the office more than older colleagues, research shows Less than half of workers are visiting the office on a Friday, figures also show The Independent UK · Sep 9, 2024
Barratt moves into £150 million joint venture with Lloyds Bank and Homes England MADE Partnership to target brownfield building sites and ‘garden villages’ Evening Standard · Sep 9, 2024
The Guardian - UK · Sep 7, 2024 It’s zero hour: TUC to tell Labour it’s time to deliver workers’ new deal There will be joy over Labour’s victory at the trades union congress this week – but also a determination to see that promises are kept
The Guardian - UK · Sep 7, 2024 Labour’s plans to boost workers’ rights widely supported by managers, poll says Survey of business decision-makers comes as TUC hits back at corporate lobbying against the proposals
The Guardian - UK · Sep 6, 2024 Digested week: Happy Christmas, let’s get it over with Imagine if we could get it done in the next three weeks, and we weren’t assailed by robo-mushroom nightmares
Evening Standard · Sep 5, 2024 'Jail the Grenfell culprits': Families call for manslaughter charges over tower blaze Any court cases are only expected to start in 2027, a decade after fire ripped through Grenfell Tower in the deadliest housing scandal in Britain’s history
The National (Scotland) · Sep 5, 2024 Angela Rayner squirms as she's confronted over pensioner U-turn ANGELA Rayner squirmed as she was confronted with her past tweets attacking the Tories for planning to hit pensioner benefits – while she tried to…
Evening Standard · Sep 5, 2024 Martin Lewis urges Government rethink over 'dangerous' winter fuel plan The consumer finance expert also urges more eligible retirees to claim Pension Credit as a way of accessing the restricted winter payment
The Guardian - UK · Sep 5, 2024 Angela Rayner backs prosecutions for those responsible for Grenfell Tower fire Deputy prime minister wants the Crown Prosecution Service and Met police to act ‘as quickly as possible’
Evening Standard · Sep 5, 2024 Angela Rayner hits back at critics over her Ibiza dancing clip: 'Everybody has got to have downtime' The Deputy Prime Minister was filmed recently dancing in the DJ Booth at a superclub in Ibiza
The Guardian - UK · Sep 5, 2024 Starmer and Reeves need to find ‘escape route’ from winter fuel payments row, says Ed Balls – as it happened Former Labour shadow chancellor says ministers need to find a way to stop controversy over means testing destabilising government
The Independent UK · Sep 5, 2024 Angela Rayner insists she does not want to scrap Thatcher’s Right to Buy policy but promises reform The deputy prime minister called for reform of the policy, which allows most council tenants to buy their council home at a discount, to ensure the stock of social housing is not depleted
Evening Standard · Sep 5, 2024 Angela Rayner tells of anger over shocking Grenfell report findings and urges swift justice by Met Police But first court cases may not start until 2027