You can’t avoid building new housing, minister tells councils
Here is the plain text result without any HTML tags: Ministers plan to build 1.5m new homes in England by the end of the parliament Local authorities will not be…
Here is the plain text result without any HTML tags: Ministers plan to build 1.5m new homes in England by the end of the parliament Local authorities will not be…
Sir Keir Starmer will later unveil sweeping changes to the planning system that could see councils forced to consider building on green belt land in England. The prime minister has…
Kemi Badenoch has stood by her past comments about Nigeria, after the vice-president of the West African country accused her of denigrating it. The Conservative Party leader, who was born…
More than 10,000 civil servants jobs could be cut as part of Labour's push for 5% savings across its departments, a government source has said. Headcount in the civil service…
Here is the plain text result: Kim Leadbeater has selected the MPs responsible for detailed scrutiny of the assisted dying bill. Made up of 14 supporters, including two ministers; nine…
Farmers' leaders have urged the prime minister to put changes to agricultural inheritance tax on hold while ministers consult with them. National Farmers' Union (NFU) president Tom Bradshaw told MPs…
Here is the plain text result: Women experiencing painful health conditions, including heavy periods, endometriosis and adenomyosis, are being dismissed when they ask for help, an MPs' report has warned.…
The justice secretary has said even under the government's plans to open 14,000 more prison places, they could still run out of space over the next few years. Shabana Mahmood…
Outstanding debt from Carer's Allowance overpayments rose to more than £250m last year, according to the government's spending watchdog. The National Audit Office (NAO) said the figure had increased by…
Here is the plain text result: Stormont assembly members have voted to continue Northern Ireland's post-Brexit trade arrangements for at least another four years. The process, known as the democratic…