Winners of the first round of HS2 contracts, worth up to £6.6 billion, were announced on 17 July. Some of Europe’s largest construction companies such as Carillion, Skanska, Balfour Beatty and Bouygues secured spots in the final shortlist.

In December 2016, Waverley Borough Council gave planning permission for up to 1,800 homes at Dunsfold Aerodrome. On 18 July 2017, a public inquiry into this decision begins its work.

The divide between the richest and the poorest households has narrowed since the 2007/08 economic crash, a respected thinktank has found.

Councils could be forced to build houses in desirable areas as part of a radical new plan to suppress property prices, it has been reported.

The Westminster Government needs to “raise its game” and give more say to devolved administrations in the Brexit process, a committee of peers has said.

People from "minority backgrounds" should sit on a special panel to advise the judge leading the public inquiry into the Grenfell Tower disaster, Jeremy Corbyn has demanded.

On 14 July, the Daily Mail reported that the Government is ready to take on local authorities in order to deliver the homes the UK needs.

Chancellor Philip Hammond has found himself at the centre of a sexism row for reportedly saying that driving a train is so easy that even a woman can do it.

HBA praises ResPublica for ambitious proposal to fix the housing market.

Leading safety bodies are set to meet ministers for talks on the UK’s building and fire regulations in the aftermath of the Grenfell Tower disaster, the House of Lords heard today.

Leading safety bodies are set to meet ministers for talks on the UK’s building and fire regulations in the aftermath of the Grenfell Tower disaster, the House of Lords heard today.

Nicola Sturgeon and Carwyn Jones have threatened to derail the Government's flagship Brexit bill and accused Theresa May of mounting a "power grab" on Scotland and Wales.

A Ukip activist hoping to seize the party crown last night branded the previous leadership team “incorrigible fascists” over their controversial policy on FGM, PoliticsHome can reveal.

The new leader of Kensington and Chelsea council today admitted she has never set foot inside one of the borough’s high rise residential blocks.

A Government-backed mission to disrupt people smuggling in the Mediterranean has ended up leaving more migrants dead, a committee of peers has found.

The Government is holding back publication of a report on racial inequality because its findings are deemed so "explosive", according to reports. 

The president of Anne Marie Morris’ local Conservatives has said the party does not want to lose the MP’s “significant capabilities” despite her being recording using a racist phrase.

Labour peer, Lord Foulkes writes about his parliamentary question on implementation of the report 'Human rights of older persons and their comprehensive care' which was adopted unanimously by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, which represents the 46 countries of a wider Europe than the EU.

Grammar schools should lose funding if they fail to boost the number of pupils from low-income families, the former Shadow Education Secretary has warned.

Theresa May has suspended a veteran Conservative MP who was recorded using a racist slur to describe a no-deal Brexit scenario.

The Conservatives have been urged to dump a veteran backbencher who was recorded using a racist slur to describe a no-deal Brexit scenario.

Yvette Cooper has accused Labour activists of mounting a campaign of "intimidation" against Luciana Berger after the MP was told to apologise for not supporting Jeremy Corbyn in the past.

Retro-fitting sprinklers saves lives, saves homes and saves money, says Shadow Home Secretary Diane Abbott.

Following the Grenfell Fire tragedy and several terror attacks in London and Manchester. The GGF has formed a new Government Advisory Panel (GAP) that will be part of the GGF’s Political Strategy Committee.