Liverpool’s Labour city council is to be stripped of some of its powers for the next three years amid a corruption probe, it was confirmed today. Communities Secretary Robert Jenrick said he plans to to appoint commissioners to run some aspects of the authority after a damning report by inspectors. A team led by Max Caller … Read more
BBC Breakfast presenter Naga Muchetty has been ‘reminded of her responsibilities’ by the corporation after liking a series of anti-Conservative tweets following the ridicule of Robert Jenrick over the Union flag in his office. Miss Munchetty’s co-presenter Charlie Stayt mockingly told the Housing Secretary that his large flag was ‘not up to standard size’ and … Read more
Robert Jenrick today demanded the EU ‘stick to their side of the bargain’ on vaccine supply as he blasted Ursula von der Leyen for threatening to impose an export ban on jabs. The Housing Secretary said he was ‘surprised and disappointed’ by Ms von der Leyen’s stance as he suggested she was breaking her word … Read more
Cabinet minister sent to the Midlands: Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick will set up base in Wolverhampton as part of government’s ‘levelling-up’ agenda Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick to be partly based at new Wolverhampton HQ The announcement forms part of Government’s pledge to ‘level up’ the country First ever ministerial HQ outside of Whitehall will create … Read more
A radical plan welcomed by the Housing Secretary could see swathes of Britain’s suburbs torn down and rebuilt with Georgian terraced architecture of the type showcased in Netflix’s Bridgerton. The proposed shake-up of planning rules would give homeowners a vote to decide on a new architectural design for their streets. It could pave the way … Read more
By James Robinson for MailOnline William Beckford William Beckford – often referred to as Alderman Beckford to distinguish him from his novelist son of the same name – was a well-known political figure in the 18th century. A vastly wealthy man, he twice served as the Lord Mayor of London in 1762 and 1769. But … Read more
Homeowners will get billions of pounds of taxpayers cash to replace dangerous cladding in high-rise buildings, it was confirmed today – but only if they were above a certain height. Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick unveiled long-awaited help for victims of the cladding scandal that emerged in the wake of the 2017 Grenfell Tower disaster. But … Read more
Children will return to face-to-face lessons in January, a senior minister claimed today amid claims that some schools may remain shut until February. Communities Minister Robert Jenrick said that classes would restart in person in ‘the first few weeks of January’, with teachers administering Covid tests to pupils to cut down on disruption. His comments … Read more
A Cabinet minister today insisted areas could be moved out of brutal Tier 3 lockdown before Christmas as the government desperately tries to quell a Tory revolt. Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick said there was ‘every reason to believe’ the restrictions can be loosened in some places over the coming weeks – despite MPs having been … Read more
Robert Jenrick today resisted calls from the Government’s scientific experts for another national lockdown as he said ‘you can’t have a stop-start country’. The Housing Secretary said it is the Government’s ‘very firm view’ that a short nationwide ‘circuit breaker’ shutdown is not the right way forward as he insisted ministers intend to stick to … Read more