Sir Keir Starmer vows to build more homes on Green Belt to fix housing crisis Labour leader says party will restore ‘dream’ of owning a home Evening Standard · May 16, 2023
Asylum seekers in England and Wales to lose basic protections in move to cut hotel use Exclusive: ministers plan to exempt asylum seekers’ landlords from rules including minimum room sizes The Guardian - UK · May 16, 2023
Michael Gove leaves everyone feeling they’ve been NatConned Mikey No Mates is, for the first time in his life, the most moderate person in the room The Guardian - UK · May 16, 2023
Housing Secretary Michael Gove admits there aren't enough homes in Britain He said it was 'increasingly difficult to get on the property ladder' Wales Online · May 16, 2023
Housing Secretary admits ‘there aren’t enough homes in this country’ Michael Gove said Prime Minister Rishi Sunak had asked him to look into helping first-time buyers get onto the property ladder. The Independent UK · May 16, 2023
Michael Gove says Tories will not win election with culture wars Minister says focus should be on economics and public services a day after Suella Braverman’s highly partisan speech The Guardian - UK · May 16, 2023
UK will end up like Russia if it ignores European court of human rights obligations, Sunak told – as it happened President of Council of Europe’s parliamentary assembly says UK faces exclusion if it choses to ignore its obligations The Guardian - UK · May 16, 2023
Gove claims Labour would ‘downgrade’ British citizenship with vote reforms Michael Gove also rejected the idea of lowering the voting age for general elections to 16. The Independent UK · May 16, 2023
The Tories are on the ropes now – and Labour’s knockout blows are not far away ‘Boring’ Keir Starmer is more radical than you might think, and he’s already bringing home the votes, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee The Guardian - UK · May 16, 2023
Margaret Thatcher ‘totally on board’ with National Conservatism conference Speakers at the event argued for one potential future for the Tories based on nation, family and culture. The Independent UK · May 15, 2023
National conservatism: the beliefs underpinning the first UK ‘NatCon’ conference The first UK National Conservatism Conference was briefly disrupted this morning as a protester acting on behalf of Extinction Rebellion took to the stage during a speech by Jacob Rees-Mogg. The Week · May 15, 2023
What football teams do the prime minister and other politicians support? Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has been trolled after his beloved Southampton FC were relegated, but who do other politicians support? Evening Standard · May 15, 2023
Boris Johnson 'U-turns on knighthood for Michael Gove after leadership betrayal' The former Prime Minister reportedly planned to reward his fellow Conservative in the resignation honours, but scrapped the idea after Michael Gove's intervention in the Tory leadership saga Daily Mirror · May 15, 2023
Boris Johnson ‘scrapped knighthood for Michael Gove’ after ‘betrayal’ Former PM ‘blamed’ ally for ruining his comeback The Independent UK · May 15, 2023
The Guardian - UK · May 12, 2023 The Guardian view on Tory housing policy: profits ahead of people Editorial: No 10 blocked a vote-winning proposal to end leaseholding – wary of picking a fight with wealthy donors
The Independent UK · May 12, 2023 Revealed: How Britain’s squalid housing crisis hits Black and Asian tenants hardest Special Investigation: Mould covering windows and walls next to sleeping children. Ceilings collapsing feet away from tenants. Complaints ignored, evictions threatened. Nadine White hears the stories that lay bare the plight of non-white renters across the country
The Guardian - UK · May 12, 2023 Landlords to be given more powers to evict tenants for antisocial behaviour Michael Gove to introduce bill strengthening lessors’ rights in England as charities warn of impact for domestic abuse victims
Manchester Evening News · May 11, 2023 Plans to abolish leasehold system reportedly dropped by government ahead of general election Labour has accused the housing secretary of losing control of his department
The Guardian - UK · May 10, 2023 Plans to abolish ‘feudal’ leasehold system in England and Wales dropped Row between Michael Gove and No 10 results in end of promise to scrap leaseholds
Evening Standard · May 10, 2023 Rachel Weisz reveals she and Daniel Craig don’t practice lines together The couple have tried in the past but use other techniques now
Evening Standard · May 10, 2023 Sarah Vine, ex-wife of Michael Gove, is writing a film script Vine says she’s ‘cooking up a small project’
Evening Standard · May 10, 2023 Renters Reform Bill: what to expect from new rental sector plans — from the ban on no-fault evictions to pets in lets Michael Gove is poised to unveil the biggest shake-up of the private rented sector in a generation — but ‘procedural issues’ and concerns from Conservative party MPs are causing delays to legislation
The Guardian - UK · May 9, 2023 Steve Brine breached rules when lobbying ministers in pandemic, watchdog finds Chair of health committee did not properly declare work for health recruitment firm Remedium Partners
Evening Standard · May 9, 2023 Stephen Fry joins campaign against Liverpool Street station development Public figures and conservationists described proposals to build offices, shops and a hotel above the London station as ‘grossly opportunistic’
The Guardian - UK · May 9, 2023 National conservatism UK event may show way ahead for Tories – or be a dead end A who’s who of the global populist-leaning right are preparing to speak at three-day event in London