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Renters fail in bid to stop council from making them homeless to house people already homeless
Renters Jules Zakolska and her partner are facing a no-fault eviction in Lambeth
Renting

Renters fail in bid to stop council from making them homeless to house people already homeless

Tenants in Lambeth have accused the Labour-run Lambeth Council of making them homeless through section 21 evictions just months before the government is set to scrap them
Labour could build 500,000 social homes 'at a stretch' with £39bn affordable housing pledge
Labour's Angela Rayner and Rachel Reeves
Social housing

Labour could build 500,000 social homes 'at a stretch' with £39bn affordable housing pledge

Labour told to set out how many social homes it will build with £39bn spending review pledge
Aerial shot of social housing
Social housing

Labour told to set out how many social homes it will build with £39bn spending review pledge

Rachel Reeves announces 'biggest cash injection into social housing in 50 years'
Spending review

Rachel Reeves announces 'biggest cash injection into social housing in 50 years'

What could be in Rachel Reeves' spending review – and what should be?
Spending Review

What could be in Rachel Reeves' spending review – and what should be?

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Reform or Plaid Cymru? Labour could lose Wales for the first time in over 100 years, voters say
Politics

Reform or Plaid Cymru? Labour could lose Wales for the first time in over 100 years, voters say

The way Wales does elections is all about to change. But could it pave the way for Reform UK?
Democracy

The way Wales does elections is all about to change. But could it pave the way for Reform UK?

Majority of Brits disapprove of Labour's approach to tackling poverty, Big Issue polling finds
Big Issue vendors Andre, Kelvin and George
Poverty

Majority of Brits disapprove of Labour's approach to tackling poverty, Big Issue polling finds

Labour has shot itself in the foot on immigration – but it's not too late to change course
prime minister Keir Starmer standing in front of members of the armed forces
Ravishaan Rahel Muthiah

Labour has shot itself in the foot on immigration – but it's not too late to change course

Local election results show Labour can't counter Reform by allowing them to set the narrative
Prime minister Keir Starmer
Daniel Sohege

Local election results show Labour can't counter Reform by allowing them to set the narrative

'Labour has blown its first year in office': What Reform's local election gains really tell us
Nigel Farage
Politics

'Labour has blown its first year in office': What Reform's local election gains really tell us

Letters: 'This is NOT the Labour Party I have voted for my entire life'
Letters

Letters: 'This is NOT the Labour Party I have voted for my entire life'

Could Rachel Reeves have introduced a wealth tax instead of benefit cuts? Economists say yes
Chancellor Rachel Reeves
Wealth tax

Could Rachel Reeves have introduced a wealth tax instead of benefit cuts? Economists say yes

Doubt cast on Rachel Reeves’ claim Labour will be in ‘touching distance’ of building 1.5 million homes
Chancellor Rachel Reeves and Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner meet construction workers at the Bournes Bank site in Stoke-on-Trent.
Housing

Doubt cast on Rachel Reeves’ claim Labour will be in ‘touching distance’ of building 1.5 million homes

Benefit cuts and big housebuilding promises: What Rachel Reeves' Spring Statement means for you
Chancellor Rachel Reeves delivers her spring statement to parliament
Spring Statement

Benefit cuts and big housebuilding promises: What Rachel Reeves' Spring Statement means for you

Grenfell fire families face waiting 10 years to see changes and reforms fully implemented
A sign saying
Grenfell

Grenfell fire families face waiting 10 years to see changes and reforms fully implemented

Homelessness minister Rushanara Ali: 'We must take difficult decisions now to get back on track'
homelessness minister Rushanara Ali
Rushanara Ali

Homelessness minister Rushanara Ali: 'We must take difficult decisions now to get back on track'

Bring in a four-day work week to beat Reform in next election, Labour told: 'There's no catch here'
Four-day working week

Bring in a four-day work week to beat Reform in next election, Labour told: 'There's no catch here'

More than 1.4 million homes with planning permission left unbuilt, report finds
houses in England
Housing

More than 1.4 million homes with planning permission left unbuilt, report finds

Labour to crack down on rogue landlords claiming uncapped housing benefit for horror homes
housing secretary Angela Rayner
Housing benefit

Labour to crack down on rogue landlords claiming uncapped housing benefit for horror homes

Children are poor because their mothers are poor. But is Labour serious about tackling it?
Starmer and Phillipson at a school
Dr Sara Reis

Children are poor because their mothers are poor. But is Labour serious about tackling it?

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Homelessness on the rise in Finland for first time in over a decade: 'It's unacceptable'
streets of Helsinki
Homelessness

Homelessness on the rise in Finland for first time in over a decade: 'It's unacceptable'

So-called 'landlord exodus' divides opinion amid Renters' Rights Bill debate in the Lords
Peer Lord Best in the House of Lords
RENTING

So-called 'landlord exodus' divides opinion amid Renters' Rights Bill debate in the Lords

Labour's housing benefit freeze will cost low-income renters hundreds of pounds a year
Chancellor Rachel Reeves
Housing benefits

Labour's housing benefit freeze will cost low-income renters hundreds of pounds a year

What is the Renters' Rights Bill? All you need to know about Labour’s plan to end no-fault evictions
Protesters from the London Renters Union protest high rents in May 2024
RENTING

What is the Renters' Rights Bill? All you need to know about Labour’s plan to end no-fault evictions

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