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Where are Labour’s new towns going to be built?
New towns

Where are Labour’s new towns going to be built?

Housing secretary Steve Reed has revealed where the government is looking to build 12 new towns in a bid to deliver more new homes. Work is set to start on three new towns before the next election. Here are the places Labour are targeting

I’m a single dad asking Keir Starmer and his government to do more to tackle child poverty
Jonny Roberts

I’m a single dad asking Keir Starmer and his government to do more to tackle child poverty

Jonny Roberts is a single parent with two children. He is speaking at a Child Poverty Action Group event at the Labour Party Conference this week

How is Keir Starmer doing as prime minister?
Your Views

How is Keir Starmer doing as prime minister?

Labour Party Conference is kicking off and prime minister Keir Starmer is under pressure to deliver. We ask the people of Plymouth what they make of the job he’s done since heading into 10 Downing Street

How government inaction is radicalising Britain
John Bird

How government inaction is radicalising Britain

Was Margaret Thatcher right to say ‘there’s no such thing as society’? It’s complicated
Society

Was Margaret Thatcher right to say ‘there’s no such thing as society’? It’s complicated

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Alison McGovern named as new homelessness minister after Rushanara Ali rent scandal
Homelessness

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
Workers' rights

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
Bridgette Rickett

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’
Politics

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
Allotments

Is Labour really declaring war on allotments? Let’s dig into the detail

Public service means putting people first. Landlords like Rushanara Ali shouldn’t be government ministers
Kwajo Tweneboa

Public service means putting people first. Landlords like Rushanara Ali shouldn’t be government ministers

Homelessness minister Rushanara Ali resigns over rent hike row: ‘This is the right decision’
Homelessness

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
Griff Ferris and Sadaf Ahmed

Asylum hotel protests aren’t ‘legitimate concerns’. They’re a failure to combat far-right narratives

New homes to be built on disused railway land as Labour tries to keep housing target on track
Housing

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’
Politics

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?
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

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?
Sure Start

Labour’s new Family Hubs are the ‘successor’ to Sure Start. As child poverty rises, will they work?

Labour wants to shake-up the controversial Right to Buy scheme with these three steps
Right to buy

Labour wants to shake-up the controversial Right to Buy scheme with these three steps

Letters: None of what Labour is doing is perfect – but it’s better than what went before
Letters

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’
Renting

Renter fury as no-fault eviction ban likely delayed until 2026: ‘Let down yet again’

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Renters fail in bid to stop council from making them homeless to house people already homeless
Renting

Renters fail in bid to stop council from making them homeless to house people already homeless

Labour could build 500,000 social homes ‘at a stretch’ with £39bn affordable housing pledge
Social housing

Labour could build 500,000 social homes ‘at a stretch’ with £39bn affordable housing pledge

Labour told to set out how many social homes it will build with £39bn spending review pledge
Social housing

Labour told to set out how many social homes it will build with £39bn spending review pledge

Rachel Reeves announces ‘biggest cash injection into social housing in 50 years’
Spending review

Rachel Reeves announces ‘biggest cash injection into social housing in 50 years’