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Safe housing ‘too often out of reach’ for private renters, MPs warn

Safe housing is “too often out of reach” for private renters, who face a “complex and costly” redress system that is unfit for purpose, MPs have warned. Local authorities are constrained by a lack of support from central government, according to the ...

13 Apr 2022 at 01:25

Host ’embarrassed’ as UK refugee scheme rejects teenage Ukrainian musician

A UK music teacher who has made arrangements to host an “extremely talented” young Ukrainian musician said she is “embarrassed” after being told she is ineligible for the Homes for Ukraine scheme. Deanne Campbell, 52, from Stocklinch in Somerset ...

26 Apr 2022 at 13:55

Michael Gove sets out plans for three ‘UK Silicon Valleys’

Michael Gove’s levelling up blueprint draws on inspiration from Renaissance Italy to the modern industrial economies of South Korea and Israel as it seeks to make the UK a more prosperous and more beautiful country. The White Paper includes ...

02 Feb 2022 at 18:55

Buy-to-let landlords facing cladding bills ‘makes no sense’, ministers warned

Landlords have warned the Government that getting buy-to-let landlords to pay for cladding removal “makes no sense”. Ben Beadle, chief executive of the National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA), has urged ministers to rectify the ...

31 Jan 2022 at 01:26

Levelling-up plan will change country’s economic geography, says Gove

The Government’s so-called “levelling-up” agenda will seek to “change the economic geography of the country”, Michael Gove has told his Cabinet colleagues. The long-awaited White Paper is expected to be published on Wednesday in which ...

01 Feb 2022 at 16:56

The 55 education ‘cold spots’ earmarked for levelling up

The Government has announced 55 education “cold spots” in England that have been identified as part of the levelling-up agenda. Areas where education outcomes are weakest, including Rochdale, the Isle of Wight and Walsall, will be ...

01 Feb 2022 at 10:25

Regional divides widening despite Government pledge to level up, says think tank

The UK’s deep regional divides are widening despite the Government’s promises to level up the country, a think tank for the north of England has warned. In a report published on Monday, IPPR North – a branch of the Institute for ...

17 Jan 2022 at 01:25

Debate about Wales’ future to be held in Parliament

A debate about the future of Wales is to be held in Parliament. At a Welsh Grand Committee on Tuesday, the first to be held since 2018, the matter of strengthening the union will be discussed. The UK Government’s plans to level ...

17 Jan 2022 at 18:55

Labour pledges holiday let licensing scheme to guard against ‘ghost towns’

Labour has said it would bring in a licensing system for holiday lets to preserve the “spirit” of costal and rural communities. Shadow levelling up secretary Lisa Nandy announced the plans during a speech in Darlington, in ...

18 Jul 2022 at 15:33

Levelling up needs billions more than Government offering, says think tank

Levelling up the UK’s cities will require investment that goes “far beyond anything currently being contemplated” by the Government, a think tank has said. A report published on Monday by the Resolution Foundation found ...

27 Jun 2022 at 11:20

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Scottish councils told not to ‘miss out’ on share of £4.8bn Levelling Up funding

Scottish councils have been urged not to miss out on a share of £4.8 billion levelling up funds as the application deadline approaches. Local authorities have until Tuesday, August 2 to submit an application for the UK ...

25 Jul 2022 at 01:01

Nadine Dorries calls on tech firms to boost diversity and opportunity

Tech businesses should look to all parts of the UK to boost diversity and opportunity within their businesses and to help address the digital skills shortage, the Culture Secretary has said. Nadine Dorries told London ...

15 Jun 2022 at 11:18

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