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Huge win! Government announces plan to open up Land Registry

This post is by Guy Shrubsole. Today the UK Government has announced plans to open up the Land Registry – which, if delivered, will finally

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Grenfell Tower: seven organisations face debarment from government contracts

Possible action comes as ministers announce plans to improve building safety and strengthen accountability

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Parents of under-fives may be exempted from UK’s two-child benefit limit

Exclusive: Ministers considering options to bring down child poverty without removing rule entirely

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Minimum wage to rise to £12.21 an hour next year

The National Living Wage will rise by 77p from £11.44 per hour for workers over the age of 21.

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Marcus Rashford’s holiday scheme for kids wins reprieve from spending cuts

Concerns had been mounting over future of £200m a year scheme providing food and activities for vulnerable children

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Calls for rent caps within tenancies as landmark bill returns to Commons

Campaigners fear that rent hikes could be used to remove tenants once Section 21 eviction notices are banned in the government's Renters' Ri

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UK bans import of German cattle, pigs and sheep to prevent foot and mouth disease spreading

The first case of the deadly disease in Germany for 36 years was found in a water buffalo herd outside Berlin on Friday.

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Taskforce to reduce number of women in prisons expected to launch next week

The Women's Justice Board will sit inside the Ministry of Justice, with regular round tables and ongoing work.

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Landlords in England face ban on ‘outrageous’ upfront charges

Angela Rayner amends renters’ rights bill to limit rent that can be charged in advance, as MPs prepare to debate bill

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Although the headline sounds bad, when you read the actual article it turns out what Labour is saying is that it promises to implement the recommendations from the 2022 inquiry that was ignored at the time.

"We can not possibly ask victims to go through that again when not one single one of those recommendations has been implemented."

Minister rejects Labour mayor Andy Burnham's call for grooming inquiry

The Conservatives and Reform UK are both demanding a fresh national investigation into the issue.

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Labour says cap on school uniform items could save families £50 a child

Government plans to limit branded student kit to three articles, plus a tie, from September 2026 in England

People smugglers to see finances targeted by UK

The planned measures will target the finances of illegal smuggling networks, the Home Office says.

Blood and Honour: Extreme right-wing group has financial sanctions imposed

The sanctions affect neo-Nazi organisation Blood and Honour, linked to the skinhead music scene.

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Labour is putting together a "homelessness reduction unit" to tackle the horrifyingly high levels of homelessness induced by austerity and COVID.

Homelessness is something Labour have been really good at tackling in the past; Blair's Rough Sleeping Unit reduced homelessness by two-thirds after just 4 years in power:

Angela Rayner to lead Labour taskforce to tackle homelessness

Angela Rayner will lead Labour's inter-ministerial group on homelessness and rough sleeping to tackle 'shameful' crisis.

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Labour eager for progress on special tribunal to try Russia over Ukraine

Exclusive: Lord chancellor says she wants to ‘inject energy’ into stalling efforts to set up Nuremberg-style trial

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Ministers introduce plans to remove all hereditary peers from Lords

Government’s bill would prevent the 92 remaining peers who inherited their titles from sitting in upper chamber

There are still 92 people in Parliament who got there not on merit, but because their great great granddad was mates with Henry VIII. It's embarrassing to explain to foreigners, and it's anti-democratic.

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Grenfell report highlights need for ‘cultural shift’ to ensure social tenants treated with more respect, Rayner says – UK politics live

Grenfell report highlights need for ‘cultural shift’ to ensure social tenants treated with more respect, Rayner says – UK politics live

‘Disgraceful’ treatment of social tenants and stigma they face must change, deputy PM says

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30 arms export licences to Israel will be suspended. Since the Labour government came to power, they have also funded UNWRA, which helps Palestinian refugees, and dropped a challenge blocking the ICC from putting out a warrant on Netanyahu.

UK suspends some arms exports to Israel

The foreign secretary says there is a risk some parts might be used to breach international law.

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Ed Miliband’s withdrawal of legal backing puts UK oil projects in doubt

Government says it will not challenge reviews of approval given to controversial Jackdaw and Rosebank fields