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Government announces £5bn to revive high streets, parks and public spaces

The investment includes £2 million every year for a decade for 169 more areas and a one-off cash injection of £1.5 million for 95 areas.

Evening Standard

Fact check: Housing Secretary continued to answer questions after video cut out

Steve Reed’s visual feed stopped working during an interview, but a fuller clip shows that he continued answering the presenter’s questions.

Evening Standard

Andy Burnham ‘committed’ to Manchester Mayor job as leadership coup rumours criticised by MPs

The former cabinet minister has claimed ‘wholesale change’ is needed in Labour to see off an ‘existential’ threat from Reform and left-wing parties

Evening Standard

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Burnham insists he is ‘committed’ to mayoral job but will not ‘toe the line’

The senior politician again declined to rule out a tilt for the Prime Minister’s job if he won enough backing.

Evening Standard

UK politics: ID cards ‘will make Britons’ everyday lives easier and build trust’, claims Blair thinktank - as it happened

Thinktank’s Alexander Iosad claims says cards will tackle illegal migration and help people access government services

The Guardian - UK

Andy Burnham made commitment to serve full term as mayor, Cabinet minister says

Steve Reed dismissed talk of a leadership challenge facing Sir Keir Starmer as ‘tittle-tattle’.

The Independent UK

Burnham says MPs are privately urging him to challenge Starmer for Labour leadership

Greater Manchester mayor accuses Downing Street of creating a ‘climate of fear’ and says wholesale change is required

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Starmer gambles on ‘levelling up’-style initiative to tackle Reform threat

Deprived communities to be given tens of millions to patch up derelict shops, pubs and libraries and ‘restore pride’

The Guardian - UK

High streets to be revitalised under new powers to save local pubs and libraries

Unwanted betting and vape shops could be blocked from opening as part of the Government’s new Pride in Place programme.

Evening Standard

'New evidence' must see probe into Morgan McSweeney donations law breach, Tories say

DOWNING Street chief of staff Morgan McSweeney hid more than £700,000 in donations to a Labour think tank for three years despite being explicitly…

The National (Scotland)

Ministers could give mayors control of schools and hospitals in devolution shake-up

Exclusive: Steve Reed, backed by Labour Together, wants to devolve control over more local services

The Guardian - UK

Labour thinktank hopes Starmer will devolve more power to his potential rivals

Regional commissioners could save government money while boosting local control of public services, report argues

The Guardian - UK

Homes now ‘unaffordable’ for most people – even for some of the highest earners

Even the top 10 per cent of earners in London are priced out of affordable home ownership, latest national data shows, with the average house price in England over seven times higher than income

The Independent UK

Housing Secretary to speed up building in light of latest slow planning figures

Steve Reed said: ‘It’s time to build, baby, build.’

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Labour local government leader backs Starmer ‘without emerging alternative’

Sir Stephen Houghton said the Prime Minister is facing a dangerous public ‘mindset’ after weeks of Government turmoil.

The National (Scotland)

Who is Keir Starmer's chief of staff Morgan McSweeney?

The debate around how long Morgan McSweeney might have left as the Prime Minister’s chief of staff has been is bubbling away and doesn’t look…

Evening Standard

Reed said to have brought ‘change of tone’ to housing ministry after reshuffle

The new Housing Secretary is said to have issued a ‘call to arms’ during a meeting with developers.

The Guardian - UK

Downing Street says Starmer still has ‘confidence in his top team’ after Rayner and Mandelson departures – as it happened

Scotland secretary Douglas Alexander said of Rayner’s departure that MPs ‘feel quite acutely that sense of loss’

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Evening Standard

Government ‘absolutely committed’ to homes pledge, new Housing Secretary says

Steve Reed took over Angela Rayner’s brief in Sir Keir Starmer’s reshuffle.

Evening Standard

Approving controversial Chinese mega-embassy in London 'unlawful,' ministers told amid espionage fears

One of Britain’s top planning lawyers has argued against the Government granting permission for the £100 million project

The National (Scotland)

Keir Starmer hands loyal Scottish Labour MPs top Government jobs – see full list

A HOST of Scottish Labour loyalists – including a former Better Together chief and the wife of Keir Starmer’s top strategist – have been given…

The Independent UK

UK politics live: Thornberry and Haigh make Labour deputy leader pitches as race heats up

Labour’s national executive meeting to draw up plans for contest today

The Guardian - UK

Who could replace Angela Rayner as deputy Labour leader?

Rayner has quit not only as deputy prime minister but also deputy leader of her party. We examine the potential candidates for that role

The Guardian - UK

Crisis engulfs Labour as Angela Rayner is forced to step down as deputy PM

Starmer brings forward cabinet reshuffle to restore order but fallout likely to further damage party’s reputation

The Independent UK

Cabinet reshuffle: All the new appointments in Sir Keir Starmer’s top team

The Prime Minister has carried out a root and branch reshuffle of the Cabinet.

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