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What is the 'grey belt' and what are Labour's housing plans for it?

Angela Rayner says the plans ‘won’t be without controversy’ but will make housing more affordable

Evening Standard

Uk politics: Voters want MPs to swear allegiance to their constituents, not to king, poll suggests – as it happened

Polling for the Republic campaign group says only 11% of voters want MPs to pledge allegiance to the monarch

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Labour’s housing proposals: revolutionary intent

Editorial: Social housing must be at the forefront of a new, more aggressive approach to solving Britain’s chronic shortage of homes

The Guardian - UK

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Angela Rayner’s planning ‘revolution’ slashes housebuilding target for London

Government officials said London’s target would fall from 100,000 homes per year to 80,000

The Independent UK

London's new homes target reduced but 'record' house building still expected from Sadiq Khan, Rayner says

All councils in England will be given new, mandatory housing targets to pave the way for 1.5 million more homes over five years

Evening Standard

Housebuilding targets could force councils in England to build on ‘grey belt’

Angela Rayner announces draft policy billed as first step in Labour’s delivery of 1.5m new homes

The Guardian - UK

Local housing deals could deliver 200,000 new social homes over the next 30 years, council body argues

Exclusive: The Local Government Association wants longer-term commitment to house building

The Independent UK

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UK Introduces New Minimum Wage Rules to Reflect Living Costs, Impacting Over 172,000 Workers

The current National Minimum wage for those over 21 is £11.44 per hour - for 18-20 year olds it is set at £8.60.

International Business Times UK

Rayner to set out overhaul of planning rules to clear path for new social housing

Angela Rayner has said the planning system should be a ‘launchpad’ rather than a millstone ahead of setting out changes next week

The Independent UK

Angela Rayner unveils sweeping plans to tackle ‘scandal’ of Tory housing legacy

The deputy PM is to announce new rules to boost affordable homes as a £20bn shortfall in UK public finances is revealed

The Guardian - UK

Labour’s radical housing plan will be smart, tailored and strategic

The biggest wave of social and affordable housing in a generation will be built in the best possible places, with supporting infrastructure, public services and green spaces, writes Angela Rayner

The Guardian - UK

The week in audio: Suella Braverman on LBC; Dangerous Memories; World of Secrets: The Apartheid Killer – review

Now a stand-in LBC presenter, the ex-home secretary accepts no opinion but her own; an investigation into a lifestyle guru is horrifying and riveting; and the harrowing story of a South African mass murderer is well told

The Guardian - UK

What is the two-child benefit cap and why is it controversial?

PRIME Minister Keir Starmer is facing his first rebellion since winning the General Election due to his support for the two-child benefit cap ...

The National (Scotland)

Labour’s right to switch off – how could the new plan work for employees?

UK employees will soon get the ‘right to switch off’ outside of work

The Independent UK

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The Conversation

Cumbria coal mine shows planning is the next battleground in UK climate policy

Last week the UK’s new Labour government made a bold decision. The new minister for local government, Angela Rayner, announced that the government would withdraw its support for a new coal mine near Whitehaven in Cumbria, which had been approved two years ago by the then Conservative government.

The National (Scotland)

Labour promise English 'devolution revolution' – but Holyrood seeks 'reset' vow

THE UK Government has been warned it must commit to a “reset” in relations between Holyrood and Westminster – as Labour promise a…

The Independent UK

Watch: RNC delegates arrive for day two as Nikki Haley addresses convention

Watch as delegates arrive for day two of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee on Tuesday, 16 July.

The National (Scotland)

Labour will not change two-child cap with King's Speech, Angela Rayner says

LABOUR will not remove the two-child benefit cap in the King’s Speech, Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner has said ...

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The Independent UK

Fury over Trump’s vice president running mate JD Vance claiming UK is an ‘Islamist country’

UK politicians have spoken out against comments by the man who could be Donald Trump’s vice-president, JD Vance

The Guardian - UK

Vaughan Gething quits as Welsh first minister but hits out at ‘pernicious’ claims of wrongdoing – as it happened

His resignation comes after four Welsh ministers stepped down from their posts in an apparently calculated move to force his hand

The Independent UK

Councils to get more power in ‘devolution revolution’, says Angela Rayner

‘Devolution revolution’ to transfer power out of Westminster

The Guardian - UK

Labour to invite England’s ‘devolution deserts’ to take on more power

Angela Rayner writing to council leaders without devolved responsibilities to offer chance for greater autonomy

The Independent UK

Unions demand ‘oven ready’ workers’ rights laws in Starmer’s first King’s Speech

Exclusive: With the King’s Speech set for Wednesday, Britain’s most senior union leader has warned that words ‘will not be enough’ in reversing 14 years of Tory laws restricting strikes and workers’ rights

Marie Claire

Is it ever ok to critique female politicians’ clothes?

They’re not here to win any best-dressed awards. They’re here to run the country.

The Guardian - UK

Voters of all parties back Labour’s plans to boost workers’ rights, poll shows

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