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Sunak faces rebellion on housebuilding targets

Rishi Sunak faces a significant rebellion on Wednesday as Conservative MPs push for an end to mandatory housebuilding targets. More than 40 backbenchers have signed an amendment to the flagship Levelling Up Bill that would ban councils from taking ...

22 Nov 2022 at 14:26

Gove to water down housebuilding targets after threat of Tory rebellion

The Government is set to water down housebuilding targets after “well over 100 Tory MPs” threatened to rebel over planning reform. In a letter to MPs on Monday, seen by the PA news agency, Communities Secretary Michael Gove said the Levelling-up ...

05 Dec 2022 at 19:44

‘Urgent action’ needed from Stormont on budget and delivery plan – SDLP MP

The Northern Ireland Executive should be taking “urgent action” on releasing a programme for Government and a budget, which have not been presented 12 weeks on from the restoration of devolution, an SDLP MP has said. There was no functioning ...

24 Apr 2024 at 13:51

Protesters claim London air is ‘not toxic at all’ in fight against Ulez plans

Hundreds of protesters descended on London Bridge as they fought against expansion plans of Ultra Low Emissions Zones (Ulez). Labour mayor Sadiq Khan intends to expand the capital’s ultra low emission zone to cover the entirety of outer ...

27 May 2023 at 19:09

MP: Give ministers power to overturn controversial London transport plans

Proposals to allow ministers to review and overturn “controversial” transport schemes introduced by the mayor of London will be raised in Parliament on Wednesday. Conservative former cabinet minister Theresa Villiers said the ...

03 May 2023 at 11:16

Gove defends housing targets climbdown to avert Tory revolt

A climbdown over housing targets in the face of a mass revolt by Tory MPs makes the Government look “strong”, Michael Gove claimed. The Government has watered down local housebuilding targets to avoid the first major Commons ...

06 Dec 2022 at 13:43

Sunak delays housebuilding targets due to Tory rebellion – reports

Rishi Sunak has reportedly been forced to delay planning reforms as he faced a significant rebellion by Conservative MPs pushing for an end to mandatory housebuilding targets. The Prime Minister was due to face the first ...

23 Nov 2022 at 00:00

Minister defends MP who did not declare Shell shares while environment secretary

A Government minister has defended a Tory MP who failed to declare she held shares valued at more than £70,000 in Shell while she was environment secretary. Theresa Villiers admitted her shareholding in the oil and gas ...

11 Aug 2023 at 11:49

BBC’s Nick Robinson responds to ‘controversy’ over his David Cameron interview

BBC presenter Nick Robinson has said he “should have been clearer” when describing Israeli attacks in Gaza as “murders” that it was not his view or that of the corporation. Robinson addressed the pushback he received ...

15 Apr 2024 at 13:29

Bid to overturn Khan’s Ulez ‘paywall around London’ introduced in Parliament

The Government should be given powers to overturn Labour mayor Sadiq Khan’s “paywall” to drive in London, as well as other transport schemes, a Conservative former minister has said. Former Cabinet minister Theresa ...

03 May 2023 at 15:08

Tory MP failed to declare Shell shares while environment secretary

A Conservative MP failed to declare that she held shares valued at more than £70,000 in Shell while she was environment secretary. Theresa Villiers admitted her shareholding in the oil and gas company via her ...

10 Aug 2023 at 23:45

Campaigners accuse Government of betrayal as flagship animal welfare bill scrapped

Campaigners have accused the Government of a betrayal after it scrapped its plans for a flagship animal welfare bill. Environment minister Mark Spencer told the Commons on Thursday that the Animal Welfare ...

25 May 2023 at 16:44

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