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Renters’ Rights Bill set to become law – more than 2,300 days since Tories promised evictions reform

Renters’ Rights Bill set to become law – more than 2,300 days since Tories promised evictions reform
Renters’ wait is almost over. The Renters’ Rights Bill has completed its final House of Commons debate and will soon become law when it gets royal assent
Number of homeless children in England hits yet another record high: ‘When will this end?’

Number of homeless children in England hits yet another record high: ‘When will this end?’
The latest official homelessness statistics show 172,000 children in England are now living in temporary accommodation. It’s the latest record-high figure and means there are almost enough homeless kids to fill Wembley Stadium two times over
Alison McGovern: ‘Homelessness crisis is a reminder of how politics can fail people. It cannot continue’

Alison McGovern: ‘Homelessness crisis is a reminder of how politics can fail people. It cannot continue’
The Labour government backs Big Issue’s call for long-term thinking and a move beyond sticking-plaster solutions to prevent homelessness, writes new homelessness minister Alison McGovern for Big Issue on World Homeless Day
Where are Labour’s new towns going to be built?
Where are Labour’s new towns going to be built?
I’m a single dad asking Keir Starmer and his government to do more to tackle child poverty
I’m a single dad asking Keir Starmer and his government to do more to tackle child poverty
Was Margaret Thatcher right to say ‘there’s no such thing as society’? It’s complicated

Was Margaret Thatcher right to say ‘there’s no such thing as society’? It’s complicated
Alison McGovern named as new homelessness minister after Rushanara Ali rent scandal

Alison McGovern named as new homelessness minister after Rushanara Ali rent scandal
Watering down the Employment Rights Bill after Rayner exit would be ‘gift’ to Farage, experts warn

Watering down the Employment Rights Bill after Rayner exit would be ‘gift’ to Farage, experts warn
Working-class women like Angela Rayner can’t win in politics when they’re demonised in the press

Working-class women like Angela Rayner can’t win in politics when they’re demonised in the press
Labour MP Ian Byrne: ‘We need to stop making political decisions which are suicidal on the doorstep’

Labour MP Ian Byrne: ‘We need to stop making political decisions which are suicidal on the doorstep’
Is Labour really declaring war on allotments? Let’s dig into the detail

Is Labour really declaring war on allotments? Let’s dig into the detail
Homelessness minister Rushanara Ali resigns over rent hike row: ‘This is the right decision’

Homelessness minister Rushanara Ali resigns over rent hike row: ‘This is the right decision’
Asylum hotel protests aren’t ‘legitimate concerns’. They’re a failure to combat far-right narratives

Asylum hotel protests aren’t ‘legitimate concerns’. They’re a failure to combat far-right narratives
Suspended MP Brian Leishman: ‘It’s sad there’s no room for Jeremy and Zarah in the Labour Party’

Suspended MP Brian Leishman: ‘It’s sad there’s no room for Jeremy and Zarah in the Labour Party’
New homes to be built on disused railway land as Labour tries to keep housing target on track

New homes to be built on disused railway land as Labour tries to keep housing target on track
Suspended rebel MP Rachael Maskell: ‘If Labour doesn’t change, I fear where this country is headed’

Suspended rebel MP Rachael Maskell: ‘If Labour doesn’t change, I fear where this country is headed’
Sky-high bills and sewage at its worst in over a century: What is the future of British water?

Sky-high bills and sewage at its worst in over a century: What is the future of British water?
Letters: Why are people ready to hand our NHS to Farage and his millionaires?

Letters: Why are people ready to hand our NHS to Farage and his millionaires?
Labour’s new Family Hubs are the ‘successor’ to Sure Start. As child poverty rises, will they work?

Labour’s new Family Hubs are the ‘successor’ to Sure Start. As child poverty rises, will they work?
Letters: None of what Labour is doing is perfect – but it’s better than what went before

Letters: None of what Labour is doing is perfect – but it’s better than what went before
Renter fury as no-fault eviction ban likely delayed until 2026: ‘Let down yet again’

Renter fury as no-fault eviction ban likely delayed until 2026: ‘Let down yet again’
Public transport not keeping up with surge in new homes, analysis finds: ‘We must plan more intelligently’

Public transport not keeping up with surge in new homes, analysis finds: ‘We must plan more intelligently’
Renters fail in bid to stop council from making them homeless to house people already homeless


