Sadiq Khan has intervened in Wandsworth’s local plan, now the council needs to change course
The South London council’s local plan review will slow down development, reduce affordable housing and exacerbate London’s housing crisis, Worrall argues
Labour
Welfare spending cut proposals ‘causing deep fear’ among people with serious health issues
‘The Chancellor has an unenviable task but she does have choices’
Is tactical voting the way to defeat Reform UK?
A YouGov study has revealed that in a Labour-Reform UK contest, tactical voting benefits Labour the most
Starmer rebukes Farage on Ukraine, warning against ‘fawning over Putin’
The Reform UK leader was reminded Russia is the aggressor and that he should be supporting Zelenskyy
Petition to cancel Trump state visit hits over 95,000 signatures
‘He is not someone who should be receiving honours of any kind. The offer of a state visit should be rescinded.’
Child poverty strategy likely to fail unless two-child limit goes, charity warns
The charity estimates that the two-child limit pushes another 109 children into poverty each day.
Immigration key to solving Britain’s construction crisis – say experts
‘The government has assumed restricting migrant workers will lead to higher wages and productivity but that doesn’t happen automatically.’
‘A win for young people’: Labour’s potential UK-EU mobility scheme welcomed
Most British voters backed a UK-EU youth mobility scheme in a recent poll
Transport secretary reveals UK state-owned rail company to be launched in two years
The RMT union has said Labour needs to go further and bring the rest of the railway into public ownership
Over a million workers remain on zero-hours contracts
The general secretary of the TUC says the latest labour market data highlights the need for Labour’s Employment Rights Bill.