Angela Rayner

First year of operation sees expert team removing blockages and speeding up the building of almost 100,000 homes across England The North West, London, Somerset and the South East next to benefit as six new priority large sites added to flagship New Homes Accelerator initiative, unlocking and accelerating delivery on another 12,000 homes Over the Parliament,…

First-time home buyers and local communities will reap the benefits as Britain’s broken planning and development system is rewired to accelerate infrastructure delivery and homebuilding while safeguarding the environment under the Plan for Change. Environmental planning reforms will be backed by £500 million, which includes funding for the government’s flags…

new UK package of support for Ukraine’s immediate and longer-term needs at Ukraine Recovery Conference UK and Ukraine conclude historic deal for Thales Air Defence missiles, boosting British growth and jobs and keeping Ukraine in the fight UK also confirms up to £283 million in bilateral assistance for Ukraine over the next year Two hundred British jobs will…

Discriminatory age bands to be removed as new Low Pay Commission remit delivers progress towards a single wage rate for adults. Government places cost of living at the heart of the remit a year on from its first inclusion, meaning more money is being put into the pockets of hardworking people – delivering the Plan for Change. Low Pay Commission to continue l…

Transport Secretary unlocks surplus railway land across the country to kickstart £1 billion of development of up to 40,000 new homes over a decade, with over 15,000 in the next 5 years Chair appointed for Platform4, a new development company which will spur thousands of new jobs and local regeneration across the country, in areas including Manchester, Newcas…

New Women’s Sport Taskforce to lead a decade of change through to the FIFA Women’s World Cup in 2035 Announcement follows England heroes attending champions’ reception at No10 Downing Street, and comes ahead of homecoming event in London today Priority access to grassroots football pitches for women and girls is to be more than doubled, as part of a series o…

New legislation will set strict deadlines for landlords to fix unsafe cladding or face the consequences Next phase of Remediation Acceleration Plan proposes new powers for government to remediate buildings if landlords fail to do so New joint plan for accelerating social housing remediation backed by over £1 billion in new investment Thousands of buildings w…

Modernisation of UK democracy will see 16 and 17 year olds able to vote in next general election Voter ID to be extended to include bank cards to help more people exercise their democratic right Tougher new rules to guard against foreign political interference and abuse of campaigners Sixteen year olds will be given the right to vote in all UK elections as p…