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Mayors to be given power to impose tourist tax

Mayors will decide the percentage and how to invest the revenue raised.

The Independent UK

Angela Rayner withdraws council reorganisation decisions after new legal advice

At least eight councils have launched legal challenges.

Evening Standard

Plans for local government overhaul on hold after legal advice

Angela Rayner to announce review into local government shake-up as decisions on four areas withdrawn and 16 paused

The Guardian - UK

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Catastrophic dangers await Burnham’s push for English devolution

Like France, the UK has always been centralised – and imposing a new political structure brings huge risks

The Guardian - UK

London’s house-building woes: the sums don’t work

If Angela Rayner wants to get homes built, she should take note of the Mortlake Brewery debacle

Evening Standard

Mapped: The UK regions set for housing fund boost as Andy Burnham unveils £10 billion plan

Over £2.5bn has been earmarked for local mayors by the government

The Independent UK

Burnham backtracks on spending housing fund only on building social homes

About 40% of £10bn from Affordable Homes Programme will now go on types of housing such as sheltered and shared ownership

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Sadiq Khan announces thousands more council and housing association homes to be built in London

But the Conservatives accused the Government of a ‘sleight of hand’ over the latest social housing plans and of backloading funding

Evening Standard

Burnham hails council house comeback with £10bn for 70,000 new homes

PM makes first major spending announcement on policy priority – but uses money set aside by Starmer and backtracks on social housing vow

The Independent UK

Londoners face 'sinister' Government home inspections as part of mansion tax enforcement

Valuation agents working for HMRC will visit properties to assess whether they are worth more than £2 million and therefore liable for the new levy

Evening Standard

Inside London's data centres boom and the fierce local battles being waged around their future

How London quietly became Europe’s largest data centre market

Evening Standard

Labour stalling on Jackdaw and Rosebank because ‘heart’s not really in it’, says Badenoch – as it happened

Conservative leader says it is essential decision on oil and gas fields made as soon as possible, despite widespread concerns about climate impact

The Guardian - UK

London leaders accuse Andy Burnham of imposing massive council tax rises

Leaders of Westminster, Wandsworth and Kensington and Chelsea town halls argue they are being forced to significantly increase bills or slash services to plug massive budget holes

Evening Standard

Rayner defends Burnham’s record on tackling rough sleeping in Manchester

The Government has pledged to offer a place to stay to every rough sleeper by Christmas.

Evening Standard

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Evening Standard

No 10 North growth focus not a demotion for Chancellor, says Rayner

John Healey fully supports the move, according to the Prime Minister.

Evening Standard

Angela Rayner tells how Treasury will be stripped of powers in blow to London jobs

Hundreds of jobs are expected to be moved from Whitehall to Manchester where No10 North will take responsibility for driving economic growth

The Independent UK

Burnham unveils £442m plan to end homelessness and get rough sleepers off streets by Christmas

This week, the government has committed to ‘offer everyone a route off the streets this Christmas’

Evening Standard

PM announces drive to get thousands of rough sleepers off streets for Christmas

The move is reminiscent of the Everyone In scheme in the pandemic when thousands of rough sleepers across England were brought in off the streets.

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Angela Rayner shakes up planning rules: What does it mean for London?

Thousands more homes could be built near Tube and train stations, including on green belt sites, under a loosening of regulations

Evening Standard

Councils fear planning overhaul to boost housebuilding will weaken local voices

Measures to streamline housebuilding in England were published on Monday.

Evening Standard

Angela Rayner insists Government sticking to plans to build 1.5 million homes

An overhaul of planning laws that aims to speed up homebuilding comes two years into the five-year Parliament.

Evening Standard

Angela Rayner visits homes struck by Stourbridge wildfire

The Housing Secretary could be seen walking among the fire-damaged shells of the homes.

Evening Standard

Drive to build 1.5m homes has slowed because of Iran war, minister claims

The Government has reached just over a quarter of the way to its target to build 1.5 million homes in England, after two years in power.

The Guardian - UK

Loosening of planning rules in England to allow more new homes near stations

Angela Rayner to launch guidance for ‘default yes’ on developments near transport hubs, including on green belt sites

Evening Standard

Angela Rayner tears up planning rules to encourage new homes boom near Tube and rail stations in London

‘Minimum density expectations’ will also make it easier for developers to build upwards to tackle the housing crisis in the capital and other cities

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