Tonight the House of Lords has blocked the government’s plan to relax restrictions on water pollution to encourage housebuilding. Ministers wanted to remove EU-era ‘nutrient neutrality rules’ so as to enable 100,000 new homes to be built by 2030. But the government was defeated by 203 votes to 156 over the issue. Three Conservative peers
In her first speech as Shadow Levelling Up Secretary, Angela Rayner will warn that 'false promises' and 'sound bites' from the Tories have left the British public feeling 'levelled down'
Labour's deputy leader will visit Blackpool on her first official engagement in her new role of Shadow Levelling-Up Secretary, after she replaced Lisa Nandy this week
Keir Starmer, the leader of the Labour Party, has made a significant reshuffle of his shadow cabinet. While some faces have been removed from the inner circle, others have been given new roles.