‘Ants are everywhere’: Labour MP’s tenants reveal condition of flats
Jas Athwal – Parliament’s biggest landlord – rents properties with black mould and ant infestations, the BBC discovers....
10,000 homes on ex-military bases were never built
A deal to build houses at seven sites across England was quietly shelved, the BBC can reveal....
Reeves under growing pressure on winter fuel payments
Lib Dem leader Sir Ed Davey says withdrawing the payment from millions of pensioners is a “big mistake”....
Government considering banning smoking in pub gardens
The government says it is considering a range of measures to “make the UK smoke-free”....
‘Woeful’ budgeting behind asylum overspends – IFS
The Institute for Fiscal Studies accuses the department of budgets it “knows to be insufficient”....
Starmer in Berlin to discuss new UK-Germany pact
The prime minister said the deal was part of a bid to “turn a corner on Brexit”....
Under 100 spaces in men’s prisons in England and Wales
The government hopes that overcrowding will ease once new measures are brought in this September....
Autumn Budget will be painful, warns Starmer
The PM said he would have to make “big asks” from the public for the “long-term good”....
Don’t expect Starmer’s Tory attacks to fade away
The prime minister’s gloomy speech in the Downing Street garden sets the tone for a difficult autumn Budget....
Treasury considers extending Household Support Fund
The scheme, which gives cash to struggling households, is currently due to close on 31 September....