M&S accuses Gove of ‘grandstanding’ over Oxford Street store rebuild inquiry Government calls in retailer’s plan for site after campaigners say it will release 40,000 tonnes of CO2 The Guardian - UK · Jun 21, 2022
Inside the Tory summer ball where dinner with PM sold for £120,000 TORY apparatchiks and Government ministers gathered on Monday night for a party fundraiser where shooting weekends and dinners with grandees were… The National (Scotland) · Jun 21, 2022
Workers cannot expect pay rises to keep up with soaring cost of living, Treasury warns Chief Secretary Simon Clarke said pay claims to match inflation will simply push prices even higher The Independent UK · Jun 18, 2022
Mayors back calls for greater control over taxes raised in their areas Proposals from centre-right think tank Onward would help put ‘rocket boosters’ under local economies, said Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen. The Independent UK · Jun 17, 2022
Treasury issues warning of 1970s-style wage-price spiral Chief Secretary Simon Clarke said pay claims to match inflation will simply push prices even higher. The Independent UK · Jun 17, 2022
At last, the government is clamping down on England’s rogue landlords Michael Gove’s plans to overhaul the private rented sector are welcome, says Generation Rent director Alicia Kennedy The Guardian - UK · Jun 17, 2022
Northern Tory MP Jake Berry backs Gove over tight grip on spending Chair of influential group seeking investment in north of England says ‘we have to keep public finances in order’ The Guardian - UK · Jun 17, 2022
Northern Tories tell Boris Johnson to cut taxes or risk an election wipeout Influential backbencher Jake Berry said parties that fail to listen to their voters face 'political annihilation' as he calls on the PM to lower taxes Daily Mirror · Jun 17, 2022
Northern Tories tell Boris Johnson to hike spending and devolve tax powers or fail on ‘levelling up’ Prime minister face calls for dramatic devolution at first ever Northern Research Group conference The Independent UK · Jun 17, 2022
No tax cuts in England before inflation is tamed, ministers suggest Rishi Sunak and Michael Gove appeared to indicate that fellow Conservative MPs pushing for tax cuts would have to wait as such measures could fuel runaway inflation Wales Online · Jun 17, 2022
Interest rate rise - all you need to know including impact on mortgage payments Today's interest rates increase is expected to add around £21 a month - £252 a year - to the average repayments for a borrower with a £150,000 mortgage who is on their lender’s standard variable rate Daily Mirror · Jun 16, 2022
Peers in uproar over plans to move House of Lords north of London A CALL to split up the two Houses of Parliament and move the Lords to another part of the country has been branded a Government “power grab”… The National (Scotland) · Jun 16, 2022
Ministers urged to address ‘extortionate rent hikes’ amid cost-of-living crisis Communities minister Eddie Hughes described rent controls as ‘simply not conservative’. The Independent UK · Jun 16, 2022
‘Tough times ahead’ for economy, warns Gove The Communities Secretary said the Government and the Bank of England needed to ‘squeeze’ inflation out of the economy. The Independent UK · Jun 16, 2022
The Independent UK · Jun 15, 2022 Tenants to get new rights to challenge ‘unscrupulous landlords’ on rent hikes and shoddy homes Welcome for Renters Reform Bill which will also end no-fault evictions – after three-year delay
Daily Mirror · Jun 15, 2022 Tenants to get power to fight unfair rent hikes and 'no fault' evictions banned Housing charity Shelter has welcomed Michael Gove's plans for the rental sector as a "a game-changer for England’s 11 million private renters"
The Independent UK · Jun 15, 2022 Plans to create fairer private rental sector in England take a step forward The move will redress the balance between landlords and the 4.4 million privately renting households across England, according to the Government.
Chronicle Live · Jun 15, 2022 Landlords must allow occupants to keep pets in major tenancy rules overhaul New rules under the Renters Reform Bill will see landlords legally required to allow tenants to keep pets
Evening Standard · Jun 15, 2022 Chums: More Boris coming to your TV screens as Simon Kuper’s hit 80s Oxford book gets picked up by TV studio The TV show will provide a glimpse into the youthful lives of the people who now dominate British politics
Leeds Live · Jun 15, 2022 Leeds imam says his sacking over film controversy was 'red herring' to hide government failings Qari Asim says Boris Johnson's government refused to engage on his role defining Islamophobia
Evening Standard · Jun 14, 2022 Grenfell: Those responsible for disaster must face prosecution, says Jon Snow During a memorial service at Westminster Abbey, the veteran journalist also said we must confront the issues raised by Grenfell disaster
The Independent UK · Jun 14, 2022 We must confront the issues raised by the Grenfell disaster, says Jon Snow During a memorial service at Westminster Abbey, the veteran journalist called for those responsible for the fire to face prosecution.
The Independent UK · Jun 14, 2022 Inside the never-ending nightmare of Britain’s building-safety crisis five years after Grenfell Five years after the Grenfell Tower disaster highlighted problems with highrise blocks across the country, thousands of residents are facing huge bills, not to mention stress, as they try to make their homes safe to live in, reports Ben Chapman
The Independent UK · Jun 13, 2022 Government has not done ‘full’ impact assessment of Right to Buy extension, Michael Gove admits ‘We haven’t conducted a full equalities impact assessment yet’
The Independent UK · Jun 12, 2022 Michael Gove’s planning reforms will ‘erode’ public’s ability to object to developments, legal advice warns Campaigners accused Mr Gove of a “power grab” and warned poor quality developments would be built against the will of those forced to live beside them