Revealed: Labour-run council using legal loophole to serve families with no-fault evictions Exclusive: London council created an arm’s-length body to manage some of its housing stock The Guardian - UK · Oct 11, 2025
Eric Pickles urged to quit as Tory peer over Grenfell inquiry criticism Emma Dent Coad, who was Kensington MP at time of fire, says former housing secretary should ‘have grace to resign’ The Guardian - UK · Sep 6, 2024
House of Beckham by Tom Bower review – a symphony of snide With little fresh detail on show, this biography offers instead a masterclass in insinuation and class-coded curiosities The Guardian - UK · Jun 18, 2024
Government will fail to end rough sleeping by deadline, says expert group The Kerslake Commission on Homelessness and Rough Sleeping said the goal of 2024 will not be met. The Independent UK · Sep 24, 2023
We must bridge the gap between local councils and the Whitehall elite Letters: Following Polly Toynbee’s appreciation of Bob Kerslake, Jane Roberts and David Griffiths describe the gulf between local and central government The Guardian - UK · Jul 30, 2023
We laid Bob Kerslake to rest this week. Think of him – and give the civil service the respect it deserves Whitehall is not perfect, but neither is it the Blob demonised by the right, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee The Guardian - UK · Jul 27, 2023
Letter: Lord Kerslake obituary Darryl Telles writes: He was simply the most committed chief executive I have worked with The Guardian - UK · Jul 11, 2023
Letter: Lord Kerslake obituary Peter Moore writes: His reform of the council’s dysfunctional structures earned him the nickname of ‘the Hounslow axeman’ The Guardian - UK · Jul 4, 2023
Lord Kerslake obituary Former head of the civil service, prominent figure in local government and a regular media political commentator The Guardian - UK · Jul 2, 2023
Man who led review into Manchester Arena attack Lord Bob Kerslake dead at 68 Lord Kerslake has died after ‘a short battle with cancer’, his family has said Manchester Evening News · Jul 2, 2023
Tributes paid to ‘true public servant’ Lord Kerslake after peer dies Lord Bob Kerslake has died after ‘a short battle with cancer’, his family has said Evening Standard · Jul 2, 2023
Lord Kerslake: Tributes paid to ‘true public servant’ after death announced Lord Bob Kerslake has died after ‘a short battle with cancer’, his family has said. The Independent UK · Jul 2, 2023
Bob Kerslake, former head of the UK civil service, dies aged 68 Politicians including David Cameron and Keir Starmer pay tribute to crossbench peer The Guardian - UK · Jul 2, 2023
£250m 'walkable neighbourhood' boasting 1,200 homes and shops next to Stockport Viaduct moves step closer Stockport 8 proposals have been put forward and could be built by 2027 Manchester Evening News · May 23, 2023
The Guardian - UK · Mar 3, 2023 Conspiracy theories about Sue Gray’s job with Labour are absurd – here’s why I worked closely with Gray and she is the ultimate professional, says former head of the civil service Bob Kerslake
The Guardian - UK · Oct 30, 2022 Ministers creating ‘wild west’ conditions with use of personal phones Unsecured mobiles, email accounts and WhatsApp chats could pose national security risk, intelligence experts warn
Birmingham Post · Oct 10, 2022 Former Civil Service head Lord Kerslake to chair BCP Council urban generation firm The senior parliamentary figure will lead the board of FuturePlace, which has been created to deliver multi-billion development plans for homes and jobs creation in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP)
Reuters · Sep 27, 2022 After high profile sacking, UK civil servants fear for jobs under Truss "Speaking truth unto power" has long been the motto of Britain's civil service, but now some government workers charged with offering ministers impartial advice whatever their party are fearful of their political bosses and are keeping quiet.
The Guardian - UK · Sep 21, 2022 Bring back eviction ban or face ‘catastrophic’ homelessness crisis, ministers told Sir Bob Kerslake calls on government to protect at-risk tenants as it did during pandemic
The Independent UK · Sep 20, 2022 Government told to reinstate eviction ban during cost-of-living crisis The Government must take a ‘two-pronged’ approach to get people off the streets and ensure vulnerable tenants do not end up on them, a report says.
The Guardian - UK · Jun 30, 2022 Peabody Trust accused of failing to offer tenants suitable alternative homes Nineteen tenants living in south London estate that is being demolished say homes offered to them are unaffordable and too far away
The Guardian - UK · Jun 9, 2022 Right to buy put homes in the hands of landlords. Rehashing it will do the same Rather than revive the policy that lost 40% of council homes to private rentals, Johnson should build more affordable housing, says Peabody housing association chair, Bob Kerslake
Manchester Evening News · May 19, 2022 In the shadow of one of Greater Manchester's most iconic landmarks, a new community will soon emerge It is the latest site to be brought forward under plans to create a 4,000-home ‘urban village’ within the Town Centre West regeneration zone.
Manchester Evening News · Feb 27, 2022 It took police years to admit Arena bomb failings - and there are still big questions for GMP The force has belatedly apologised for a breakdown in communications but five years on bereaved families believe GMP is 'trying to completely offload responsibility' by blaming one officer