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Posted onSteve Reed, MP for Streatham and Croydon North and Secretary of State for Housing, said: “Across London, 2.7 million renters will benefit from Labour’s Renters’ Rights Bill, ending Section 21 no-fault evictions so families can’t be forced out without reason, capping unfair rent hikes, and introducing a new ombudsman and stronger enforcement to drive up…
New Birmingham-Manchester rail link planned
Posted onThe government is set to announce its intention to build a new rail link between Birmingham and Manchester, the BBC understands. Previous plans for the HS2 high-speed rail line had included a line between the two cities, but that part of the project was scrapped by Rishi Sunak’s government. On Wednesday, the government is expected…
Businesses left asking – what happened to growth?
Posted onSimon JackBusiness editor Getty Images Not a single measure in the government’s policy-packed Budget will change the growth forecast for the next five years – that was the damning assessment of the government’s official forecaster, the Office for Budget Reponsibility (OBR). For a government that has declared economic growth as its top priority it is…
