MP murder accused tells jury: ‘I killed him to stop him harming Muslims’ Ali Harbi Ali, 26, denies the murder of Sir David Amess during a constituency surgery in October last year. The Independent UK · Apr 7, 2022
Michael Gove needs to cast ‘polluters pay’ net wider in cladding crisis Easy option would be another levy on big UK housebuilders, but this may be rare occasion when sector deserves sympathy The Guardian - UK · Apr 6, 2022
House builders Redrow and MJ Gleeson join rivals in backing Gove’s cladding plans The Government has won its battle to get developers to pay to fix cladding on three decades worth of buildings. Evening Standard · Apr 6, 2022
‘Homes for Ukraine’ is just a slogan – as I found out by trying to welcome a refugee Britain’s flagship scheme for matching hosts with refugees is another of the government’s inflated promises – and equally empty, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr The Guardian - UK · Apr 5, 2022
Dear Nadhim Zahawi, your Great Big Bag of Big Ideas feels uncannily empty What was it that your predecessors got wrong that you’re now having to put right? The Guardian - UK · Apr 2, 2022
Sadiq Khan criticised for refusing to block demolition of Marble Arch M&S Sadiq Khan has been criticised by an environment expert who helped draft the mayor’s own blueprint for London after he refused to block the demolition of an art deco Marks & Spencer store in Oxford Street. Evening Standard · Apr 1, 2022
Profits jump for Patel-backed PPE firm after it won £216m contracts Pharmaceuticals Direct Limited was awarded taxpayer funded business after support from home secretary The Guardian - UK · Apr 1, 2022
Michael Gove meets Edinburgh Ukrainian Club members The Secretary of State for Housing and Communities said he discussed how to make the Homes for Ukraine scheme ‘even better’. The Independent UK · Mar 30, 2022
Michael Gove slated for ‘devastating life chances’ despite huge £144m package Birkenhead's MP said 'tax hikes and cuts to frontline services are making every day a struggle for my constituents' Liverpool Echo · Mar 30, 2022
Raising average GCSE scores will ‘disadvantage the disadvantaged’ – Lord Baker The former education secretary says he was surprised by how ‘modest’ the Schools White Paper was. The Independent UK · Mar 30, 2022
Bereaved Covid families boo ministers at Boris Johnson’s dinner as Partygate fines issued Tory ministers heckled by bereaved families of Covid victims The Independent UK · Mar 29, 2022
UK's Homes for Ukraine sponsor scheme should be offered to Afghan refugees, Tory MPs say Former cabinet ministers including Baroness Nicky Morgan, Damian Green and have pressed Communities Secretary Michael Gove to make faster progress on resettling Afghans refugees Daily Mirror · Mar 29, 2022
House building Bellway warns of ‘significant’ costs from Michael Gove’s cladding proposals The house builder has already set aside £186 million to cover remediation work but may need much more Evening Standard · Mar 29, 2022
'People should be allowed to house refugees from Afghanistan as well as Ukraine' People who fled the Taliban are still living in hotels in the UK months on Wales Online · Mar 29, 2022
The Independent UK · Mar 28, 2022 ‘Enormous opportunity’: Extend Homes for Ukraine scheme to include Afghan refugees, Tory MPs tell Gove Ministers urged ‘build on the extraordinary wave of goodwill’ shown by British public following launch of Ukraine sponsorship scheme
The Guardian - UK · Mar 28, 2022 UK energy independence strategy: what are the cabinet divisions? Boris Johnson’s top team have range of views on best way to ensure country has secure supply of energy
Evening Standard · Mar 28, 2022 Majority of Londoners don’t think Levelling Up will help capital, poll finds Only nine per cent of Londoners think Boris Johnson’s flagship levelling up policy will benefit the capital, a new poll has revealed.
The Guardian - UK · Mar 27, 2022 ‘False hope’: refugee charity attacks UK’s Homes for Ukraine scheme Positive Action in Housing says visas not being granted and refugees seeking sponsors are putting themselves in danger
The Guardian - UK · Mar 27, 2022 London mayor threatens legal action over minister’s veto on housing plan TfL exploring options after transport secretary blocks planned development on tube station car park
Liverpool Echo · Mar 27, 2022 How Southport could change if it left Merseyside The structure of the area could change drastically
The Guardian - UK · Mar 26, 2022 UK’s Homes for Ukraine scheme risks operating as ‘Tinder for sex traffickers’, say charities Michael Gove warned that his housing project has insufficient safeguards for those seeking sanctuary
The Independent UK · Mar 25, 2022 Sir David Amess murder suspect ‘compared his response to killing MP to Little Britain episode’ Ali Harbi Ali has denied murder and preparation for terrorist acts.
The Independent UK · Mar 25, 2022 Sir David Amess suspected Brass Eye-style ‘sting’, court told Ali Harbi Ali has denied murder and preparation for terrorist acts.
Evening Standard · Mar 25, 2022 Sir David Amess killer made ‘Little Britain’ remark after stabbing A terror suspect laughingly compared himself to a Little Britain character after stabbing to death Sir David Amess and telling police “I killed an MP – I done it”, the Old Bailey has heard.
The Independent UK · Mar 25, 2022 Sir David Amess murder suspect likened response to ‘Little Britain episode’ Ali Harbi Ali has denied murder and preparation for terrorist acts.