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Angela Rayner moves to protect pubs from being turned into houses or offices

Housing secretary says developers will have to prove there is no way to save pub, as she prepares planning shake-up

The Guardian - UK

Rayner describes nicotine addiction as ‘lifetime of purgatory’

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The Independent UK

Angela Rayner says she would be ‘devastated’ if her children vaped as she admits she can’t quit

The communities secretary previously revealed her children call her the ‘vape dragon’

The Independent UK

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Andy Burnham vows to give towns ‘power to turn things around’ in vape and betting shop crackdown

Andy Burnham visited Ilkeston in Derbyshire on Tuesday, where he said high streets ‘have been hollowed out, particularly in former industrial areas’.

The Independent UK

Vape crackdown to give towns ‘power to turn things around’, Prime Minister says

Andy Burnham visited Ilkeston in Derbyshire on Tuesday, where he said high streets ‘have been hollowed out, particularly in former industrial areas’.

Evening Standard

Angela Rayner urges Londoners to stop washing their cars as drought grips the capital

Angela Rayner has urged Londoners to stop washing their cars altogether while water supplies are under pressure

Evening Standard

Burnham ‘increasingly confident’ Pc Harper’s killers will not be freed early

Prime Minister Andy Burnham said work to free up space in the prison system would be fast-tracked.

Evening Standard

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Probation officers vote for strike action after warning early releases will add to excessive workloads - as it happened

Union chief says vote is about staff ‘warning they cannot protect the public properly’

The Guardian - UK

Burnham ‘increasingly confident’ PC Harper’s killers will not get early release

Prime minister says he has asked justice secretary to accelerate measures to increase the number of prison places

The Guardian - UK

Government to announce early release exemptions for Pc Harper’s killers in September

An announcement will be made when the Commons returns after its summer break.

Evening Standard

The stark reality facing Andy Burnham’s council housebuilding revolution

IN FOCUS: The new prime minister pledged ‘the biggest council housebuilding drive since the postwar period’ before he took office. Albert Toth speaks to council leaders and experts about what he must do to deliver

The Independent UK

EHRC 'transphobic' single-sex spaces code to face legal challenge

THE UK equalities watchdog’s “transphobic” code of practice is set to face a legal challenge, it has been announced.

The National (Scotland)

Approval of east London datacentre labelled ‘slap in the face’ for local democracy

Campaigners decry Angela Rayner’s backing for Brick Lane project that has only 11 affordable homes

The Guardian - UK

Brick Lane data centre go-ahead: Campaigners 'deeply disappointed' as ministers approve controversial plans

Tower Hamlets Council and the Save Brick Lane campaign called the decision ‘deeply disappointing’

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Andy Burnham appoints Bridget Phillipson as Labour party chair

Former education secretary will take up influential role that puts her at vanguard of Labour’s battle to win next general election

The Independent UK

Voices: Labour’s vision for new council homes would be a housing revolution

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: No sector of the economy is better placed to make a success of this government than housebuilding. Despite disappointing progress so far, its ambitious housing targets are worth pursuing

Evening Standard

Andy Burnham takes swipe at 'London-based voices' on first day in No10 North HQ to push devolution revolution

‘No10 North is as much for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland as it is for the regions of England,’ says the new Prime Minister

Evening Standard

Angela Rayner leaves door open to new homes tax which would hammer London by an extra £7.5bn

The Housing Secretary said the issue would be looked at ahead of the Budget, expected in the autumn

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The Independent UK

Burnham’s plan to let regions bid for cash is not a cruel ‘Hunger Games’ style contest, says Rayner

The housing minister said the move did not mean regions would have to get out the ‘begging bowl’ or fight for cash

The Independent UK

Rayner says Labour is likely to miss major manifesto pledge – what we know

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The Independent UK

Angela Rayner admits she may fail to meet government’s promise to build 1.5m new homes

She denies dropping election vow but says ‘homes don’t go up in five minutes’

The Guardian - UK

UK politics: Burnham defends cost of opening No 10 North against ‘London-based’ critics – as it happened

PM, on his first day at new base, says it will create ‘that sense of a more balanced country, that big things can be done from here’

The Independent UK

Why Angela Rayner is not returning her ministerial exit payout

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The Independent UK

Angela Rayner refuses to repay £16k severance payout after returning to cabinet

Angela Rayner has defended not returning a nearly £17,000 severance payment she received when she resigned from government in 2025, after returning to cabinet as Andy Burnham’s Housing Secretary.

Evening Standard

Angela Rayner refuses to give back £17,000 severance package as she makes return to Cabinet

The former Deputy Prime Minister was forced to quit in September after admitting that she failed to pay £40,000 in stamp duty when buying her seaside flat in Hove

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