The Latest Breaking News from Angela Rayner

Local housing deals could deliver 200,000 new social homes over the next 30 years, council body argues

Exclusive: The Local Government Association wants longer-term commitment to house building

The Independent UK · Jul 30, 2024

UK Introduces New Minimum Wage Rules to Reflect Living Costs, Impacting Over 172,000 Workers

The current National Minimum wage for those over 21 is £11.44 per hour - for 18-20 year olds it is set at £8.60.

International Business Times UK · Jul 29, 2024

Rayner to set out overhaul of planning rules to clear path for new social housing

Angela Rayner has said the planning system should be a ‘launchpad’ rather than a millstone ahead of setting out changes next week

The Independent UK · Jul 28, 2024

Labour’s right to switch off – how could the new plan work for employees?

UK employees will soon get the ‘right to switch off’ outside of work

The Independent UK · Jul 19, 2024

Cumbria coal mine shows planning is the next battleground in UK climate policy

Last week the UK’s new Labour government made a bold decision. The new minister for local government, Angela Rayner, announced that the government would withdraw its support for a new coal mine near Whitehaven in Cumbria, which had been approved two years ago by the then Conservative government.

The Conversation · Jul 18, 2024

Labour promise English 'devolution revolution' – but Holyrood seeks 'reset' vow

THE UK Government has been warned it must commit to a “reset” in relations between Holyrood and Westminster – as Labour promise a…

The National (Scotland) · Jul 16, 2024

Watch: RNC delegates arrive for day two as Nikki Haley addresses convention

Watch as delegates arrive for day two of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee on Tuesday, 16 July.

The Independent UK · Jul 16, 2024

Labour will not change two-child cap with King's Speech, Angela Rayner says

LABOUR will not remove the two-child benefit cap in the King’s Speech, Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner has said ...

The National (Scotland) · Jul 16, 2024

Fury over Trump’s vice president running mate JD Vance claiming UK is an ‘Islamist country’

UK politicians have spoken out against comments by the man who could be Donald Trump’s vice-president, JD Vance

The Independent UK · Jul 16, 2024

Vaughan Gething quits as Welsh first minister but hits out at ‘pernicious’ claims of wrongdoing – as it happened

His resignation comes after four Welsh ministers stepped down from their posts in an apparently calculated move to force his hand

The Guardian - UK · Jul 16, 2024