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Theresa May has insisted her Northern Ireland secretary Karen Bradley is doing an "excellent job", after the minister admitted to having a limited knowledge of the country when she took up post.
Parks are huge assets to our towns and cities. They play a valuable role in our communities, writes Rishi Sunak
The West Midlands Mayoralty is the only political job that would have plucked Andy Street from his role as chief executive of John Lewis. But does the businessman-turned-politician have all the powers at his disposal he needs to achieve the transformation he hopes for the region? And what does he make about the state of the Conservative party? Sebastian Whale travels to Birmingham to find out
Building Magazine has reported that the Labour Party will undertake a “root and branch rethink” of the planning system, aiming to give local people a say over what their area will look like in 25 years’ time and future proof the planning system.
During the “Building the Next Generation: skills, diversity and the built environment” event – hosted by The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) - Helen Hayes MP called on construction to draw talent from local communities. She argued that a workforce drawn from communities that are at the sharp end of the planning and development “can only be a benefit”.
Speaking at an event in Liverpool at the Labour Party Conference, Helen Hayes MP spoke of the benefits to the built environment sector by creating a diverse workforce from local communities.
Emily Thornberry today denounced “sickening individuals” in the Labour party who spew anti-Semitism and demanded they be dumped.
A Labour government will oversee a massive expansion of free childcare for the parents of pre-school youngsters, Jeremy Corbyn is to announce.
We asked five Labour backbenchers to make the case for a policy they would like to see in the party’s next programme for government. Seema Malhotra says her party must grasp the nettle and pave the way for a new deal for leaseholders before it is too late.
We asked five Labour backbenchers to make the case for a policy they would like to see in the party’s next programme for government. Lisa Nandy argues the next Labour manifesto must offer a convincing future for towns – and pledge to restore power to those who rightfully own it.
Scottish Labour leader Richard Leonard has condemned one of the party's most senior figures over an "anti-Catholic" remark he made to a female member.
Labour MPs have accused two senior union chiefs of trying to downplay the party's anti-Semitism problems.
A Labour government will champion community concerns, and repair the damage done to local services from years of Tory austerity, writes Andrew Gwynne
The only way to fix the housing crisis is to build more genuinely affordable homes, writes shadow housing minister John Healey
Labour would create a separate Cabinet post to focus on women's and equality issues were it to lead the next government, the party has said.
Carolyn Harris has built a reputation as an effective and shrewd campaigner in her short time in Parliament. Her latest mission, to crack down on those who profit from sexual exploitation by tackling demand, remains a divisive topic. Can she win the argument within her party for the Nordic Model? The Shadow Women’s Minister talks to Jess Phillips
The Law Commission has proposed a series of radical reforms designed to provide a better deal for leaseholders who want to purchase the freehold or to extend the lease of their home.
A Labour government would stop betting companies from advertising during live sporting events as part of a wider bid to clampdown on problem gambling, the party has said.
Theresa May will insist social housing tenants are not "second-rate citizens" as she announces £2bn to build a generation of new homes.
An activist who claims she was raped by a senior Labour official has accused the party of sitting on a report which reveals sexual harassment is "rife" in the organisation.
The Government must urgently reconsider the rollout of Universal Credit (UC) and heed the growing warnings about the damage the policy has caused, IPSE (the Association of Independent Professionals and the Self-Employed) has today said.
A former top aide to David Cameron has called for the rollout of the controversial Universal Credit system introduced under the ex-PM to be halted.
Ruth Davidson has ruled out ever running for the Conservative leadership - as she revealed a history of depression and self-harm.
The NFB welcomes the announcement of new funding but remains concerned that the Government’s efforts to solve the housing crisis have moved away from making the planning process more efficient.
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