In her conference keynote speech Theresa May reaffirmed
her commitment to help struggling, working class people. Back in August, in her
first speech as Prime Minister, she vowed to make Britain a “country that works
for everyone” and putting “the power of government squarely at the service of
ordinary working class people”. A recent
report by the Resolution Foundation suggested that a quarter of the households
that the prime minister has in her sights are private renters. It also shows
that of the ‘just managing’ the private renters are finding it most difficult
to manage of all, because they’re struggling with the highest ongoing housing
costs – as well as extra costs like letting fees. Read more on the Shelter
blog.
Mayors to get new powers over planning decisions under Burnham proposals
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Move would allow mayors to greenlight large-scale developments and have
more say on national housing funding
Andy Burnham will give mayors new powers to ...
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