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Labour unveils plan for new housing on ‘ugly grey belt land’. But is Starmer going far enough?
Housing crisis

Labour unveils plan for new housing on ‘ugly grey belt land’. But is Starmer going far enough?

The Labour leader set out five golden rules to build on ‘wastelands and old car parks’ currently classed as the green belt in a bid to make a dent in the housing crisis

Renting reforms risk ‘trapping’ victims of domestic violence with abusers, government warned
RENTING

Renting reforms risk ‘trapping’ victims of domestic violence with abusers, government warned

MPs will debate controversial government amendments to ‘water down’ the Renters Reform Bill when it is back in parliament on 24 April

Sunak’s call to end ‘sick note culture’ and reform benefits is ‘demonising’ disabled and sick people
Benefits

Sunak’s call to end ‘sick note culture’ and reform benefits is ‘demonising’ disabled and sick people

The prime minister used a speech to say he worries about ‘benefits becoming a lifestyle choice’. Charities and experts warn it’s part of an ongoing campaign of hostility against the disabled

Back to Black actor Eddie Marsan: ‘There aren’t any no-go areas in Tower Hamlets’
London

Back to Black actor Eddie Marsan: ‘There aren’t any no-go areas in Tower Hamlets’

Mark Menzies scandal: How Tory sleaze may shape next UK general election as Sunak’s party plummets
Politics

Mark Menzies scandal: How Tory sleaze may shape next UK general election as Sunak’s party plummets

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‘It’s a choice between dinner and devices’: Millions of children held back by digital poverty
Exclusive

‘It’s a choice between dinner and devices’: Millions of children held back by digital poverty

My daughter has been trapped in hospital for years with a learning disability – and she wants out
Disabilities

My daughter has been trapped in hospital for years with a learning disability – and she wants out

Millions missing out on £23billion in unclaimed DWP benefits – an average of £2,700 per person
Benefits

Millions missing out on £23billion in unclaimed DWP benefits – an average of £2,700 per person

How Rishi Sunak’s smoking ban became a fight between individual freedom and public health
Smoking ban

How Rishi Sunak’s smoking ban became a fight between individual freedom and public health

Renters being forced to move house costs £550m per year: ‘I’m always in fight or flight’
RENTING

Renters being forced to move house costs £550m per year: ‘I’m always in fight or flight’

Rents in UK are rising at highest rate in decades. Will they keep going up?
Renting

Rents in UK are rising at highest rate in decades. Will they keep going up?

DWP could violate human rights with plan to snoop on benefit claimants’ bank accounts
Benefits

DWP could violate human rights with plan to snoop on benefit claimants’ bank accounts

Rishi Sunak is celebrating UK’s inflation fall – there’s just several problems
Inflation

Rishi Sunak is celebrating UK’s inflation fall – there’s just several problems

Liz Truss blames the ‘deep state’ and the ‘establishment’ for her downfall. Here’s why she’s wrong
Politics

Liz Truss blames the ‘deep state’ and the ‘establishment’ for her downfall. Here’s why she’s wrong

‘It’s an epidemic’: 1.4 million workers trapped in insecure jobs are stuck in precarious rented homes
Employment

‘It’s an epidemic’: 1.4 million workers trapped in insecure jobs are stuck in precarious rented homes

Long-term sickness cannot be fixed by tightening ‘harsh’ disability benefits system, experts warn
Benefits

Long-term sickness cannot be fixed by tightening ‘harsh’ disability benefits system, experts warn

Thousands could be owed up to £12k from DWP in backdated PIP payments. Here’s what you need to know
Social Justice

Thousands could be owed up to £12k from DWP in backdated PIP payments. Here’s what you need to know

‘Consign it to history’: Sadiq Khan pledges to end rough sleeping in London by 2030
Rough Sleeping

‘Consign it to history’: Sadiq Khan pledges to end rough sleeping in London by 2030

Millions of families on universal credit worse off by £1,400 a year, experts say: ‘It needs to change’
Universal credit

Millions of families on universal credit worse off by £1,400 a year, experts say: ‘It needs to change’

It’s five years and four PMs since Tory vow to ban no-fault evictions. Why are we still waiting?
RENTING

It’s five years and four PMs since Tory vow to ban no-fault evictions. Why are we still waiting?

No-fault evictions put households at risk of homelessness over 80,000 times since Tory ban pledge
RENTING

No-fault evictions put households at risk of homelessness over 80,000 times since Tory ban pledge

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Grand National: Animal rights activists claim ‘tweaks’ to ‘cruel’ horse race don’t go far enough
Animal rights

Grand National: Animal rights activists claim ‘tweaks’ to ‘cruel’ horse race don’t go far enough

Dropping leasehold pledge could cost Labour millions of votes, campaigners warn: ‘Expect consequences’
Housing

Dropping leasehold pledge could cost Labour millions of votes, campaigners warn: ‘Expect consequences’

Cost of living payment 2024: Where to get help now the scheme is over
Cost of living crisis

Cost of living payment 2024: Where to get help now the scheme is over

‘It’s unforgivable’: Michael Gove served ‘eviction notice’ by protesters over rising homelessness
Homelessness

‘It’s unforgivable’: Michael Gove served ‘eviction notice’ by protesters over rising homelessness