“We need to shine a light on what’s happened,” he says as new pictures from the Epstein files are released.
A Jewish MP barred from a school because he might “inflame” teachers is not an aberration. It is a warning about how far intimidation has crept into public life. And we are too late to it.
If we are going to rely on local plans, then they must be shaped by the whole local population, not just the colonels, councillors and lifelong objectors who have turned consultation into a blood sport.
If a council wants to cut its staffing hours by 20 per cent, it should be assumed that its staffing budget will be cut by 20 per cent, with government grants adjusted to account for the reduced cost of running that council.
The Housing Secretary adds that the Prime Minister “has been written off many, many times over his career”, giving the example of the Hartlepool by-election.
“She apologised for what she had done, she’s come back in and now she’s repeated the things she said to start with,” he says.
The decision to surrender Chagos to Mauritius is a disaster for all sorts of reasons, but neglected amongst them is what it could mean for marine protections around this biodiversity hotspot.
Last year’s State of Nature report suggested the UK “is now one of the most nature-depleted countries on Earth”, with 16 per cent of the 10,000 species of mammals, plants, insects, birds and amphibians under threat of extinction, including turtle doves.
Labour are are not part of our rural communities and worse, many don’t care about them. The sad truth is once these family farms are gone, they are gone – and we’ll feel the consequences a long time after this Labour Government is removed.
Environment Secretary claims that “water bosses have got away with paying themselves tens of millions in bonuses for overseeing catastrophic failure”.
Shadow Communities Secretary pours cold water on the Liberal Democrats’ warm words about cooperation.
The party has its own history of politicians with close links to business.
He says “We need to get this deal over the line…after four years of uncertainty, so the British economy and people can move forward.”
If the Housing Secretary is to survive, he will have to learn the art of sometimes saying no to property developers such as Richard Desmond.
Improving rural life – from economy and infrastructure to housing, education, and healthcare – needs a joined-up government approach. We are working to build that. And I want to hear from you.