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Fears of new UK cladding crisis after blaze destroys timber-frame homes

Barnet council finds 580 houses with similar panels that can spread fire and warns they are ‘tip of the iceberg’

The Guardian - UK · Mar 5, 2024

'An insult': Sadiq Khan under fire over 2.8% progress on latest affordable housing programme

A spokeswoman for the mayor promised that the programme’s delivery would ‘ramp up’ over the coming months

Evening Standard · Feb 13, 2024

Michael Gove approves £700m South Bank office development on former ITV site

Mitsubishi Estate London bought the site from ITV in 2019 for £145.6 million

Evening Standard · Feb 7, 2024

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Drivers handed nearly 36,000 parking tickets a day by private firms

More than 3.3 million tickets were handed out between July and September

Evening Standard · Dec 26, 2023

4-day workweek trial threatened with funding cuts by U.K. lawmakers opposed ‘regardless of what the data is saying,’ local leader says

A local council has been threatened with legal action and financial consequences over its four-day week trial, but it's standing firm.

Fortune · Dec 19, 2023

Government reveals plan for 350 new rough sleeper homes in London

The announcement comes amid a record-high number of people recorded sleeping on the capital's streets

Evening Standard · Nov 29, 2023

London boroughs expect to overspend budgets by £600m as homelessness rises

The increase in boroughs' spending is due to fast-rising spending, with London's homelessness crisis playing a key role

Evening Standard · Nov 21, 2023

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Boris Johnson’s flagship hospital scheme mired in delays, watchdog finds

MPs’ committee has ‘no confidence’ in delivery target for new hospitals and levelling up funds also criticised

The Guardian - UK · Nov 17, 2023

Levelling up projects unlikely to be delivered on time, says watchdog

The National Audit Office blamed inflation, skills shortages and delayed decision-making for the slippage.

The Independent UK · Nov 17, 2023

Government grants permission for new prison despite council rejecting plans

Michael Gove intervened and granted planning permission for the new prison near Market Harborough after an appeal from the Ministry of Justice.

The Independent UK · Nov 16, 2023

Leicester City Council leader says bankruptcy a ‘real prospect’ for authority

Sir Peter Soulsby, the city’s mayor, said he feared for the future unless more financial support was given.

The Independent UK · Oct 31, 2023

Efforts to avoid ‘Grenfell-scale tragedy’ not taken seriously, says ex-mandarin

Exclusive: Building safety minister demanded ‘do nothing’ option be added to policy paper on collapse risks

The Guardian - UK · Oct 16, 2023

Commissioners announced to oversee cash-strapped Birmingham City Council

The largest local authority in Europe admitted last month that it could not balance its books and issued a section 114 notice.

The Independent UK · Oct 5, 2023

Sunak unveils list of 55 ‘overlooked’ towns receiving £20m each for 10-year plan

The Prime Minister said the UK’s towns had been ‘taken for granted’ by politicians in the past as he announced £1 billion of investment.

The Independent UK · Sep 30, 2023

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The Independent UK · Sep 4, 2023

Government rough sleeping funding ‘nowhere near enough’, charities say

The £34.6 million support package is on top of the original allocation of up to £500 million over three years.

The Guardian - UK · Aug 28, 2023

English councils moving homeless families out of areas at almost three times official rate

Exclusive: Data shows more than 34,000 households placed out of area last year, with some moved more than 200 miles away

The National (Scotland) · Aug 20, 2023

Michael Gove hires advisers to promote Union as independence spending attacked

THE UK Government is recruiting two policy advisors dedicated to help making the “benefits of the Union clear, tangible and understood”....

The Independent UK · Jul 23, 2023

Revealed: Britain’s council housing shame as majority of councils fail to build a single home

Independent investigation comes as more than 1.2 million families languish on waiting list for properties

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The Independent UK · Jul 12, 2023

Michael Gove gives £1.9bn of housing cash back to Treasury as ‘nothing to spend it on’

Local government expert Jack Shaw said the government faced ‘significant challenges investing in housing’

The Guardian - UK · Jul 12, 2023

Gove’s department hands back £1.9bn meant to tackle England’s housing crisis

Exclusive: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities returning money to Treasury after struggling to find projects to spend it on

Evening Standard · Jun 14, 2023

Delay for Grenfell memorial and decision on tower’s future ‘deeply traumatising’

Plans for a Grenfell memorial must be accelerated, an advocate for the victims’ families has said, describing the wait as “punishing” for the community.

The Independent UK · Jun 1, 2023

Muslim Council of Britain concerned over chair of review into Leicester unrest

Lord Ian Austin – the Prime Minister’s Trade Envoy to Israel – has previously attracted criticism over posts on social media.

Wales Online · May 26, 2023

UK Government levelling up policy is failing places like Wales finds new report

“The UK Government should stop taking decisions in devolved areas and restore these funds to Wales”

Birmingham Post · May 26, 2023

Cross-party MPs criticise delivery of UK Government's levelling up strategy

A select committee report also highlights evidence that Wales is facing a significant shortfall from funds replacing EU ones

Nottingham Post · May 26, 2023

Nottingham competing for 'scraps of money' as report says Government schemes are causing 'resentment'

The report says the Government needs to "get to grips" with its various funding schemes

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