Save our statues: Government will change law to make it harder for left-wing councils’ ‘revisionist purge’ to move monuments and change street names Communities Secretary Robert Jenrick is set to change law to a formal process New law will state controversial statues should be explained rather than hidden He said it was wrong statues were … Read more
Tories hail U-turn on ‘mutant algorithm’ that sparked fears of planning free-for-all in the shires as Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick says shift WON’T wreck target of building 300,000 new homes a year Theresa May and Jeremy Hunt led the revolt against the planning algorithm Housing Secretary announced algorithm had been tweaked to include the North … Read more
Tory revolt forces U-turn on homes plan for the Shires: Controversial formula that MPs feared would have led to fields in the south being concreted over gets scrapped Theresa May and Jeremy Hunt led the revolt against the planning algorithm Housing Secretary announced algorithm had been tweaked to include the North Conservative MPs have criticised … Read more
Robert Jenrick says it is a ‘personal decision’ whether to hug family at Christmas despite Chris Whitty grimly warning people must not do so ‘if you want them to survive’ Robert Jenrick said it is a personal choice if people hug relatives at Christmas Prof Chris Whitty said last night people should not ‘if you … Read more
Church leaders plead directly to Ministers to reopen ‘Covid-secure’ places of worship for Christmas services Michael Gove and Robert Jenrick have been handed Faith Task Force dossier It details efforts made to render places of worship safe – and comes as Tory MPs are poised to step up pressure for churches to reopen where safety … Read more
Ministers are ‘biased’ when they hand out cash from the £3.6billion Towns Fund, MPs warn Accounts committee said Jenrick’s department used ‘sweeping assumptions’ Panel also said the process lacked transparency and fuelled fears of bias Mr Jenrick has denied having any role in handing his constituency £25million By Daniel Martin for the Daily Mail Published: … Read more
Ministers were blasted last night after it emerged they had decided to plunge England into another lockdown without a full assessment of the economic impact. Tory MPs led by Sir Graham Brady, the chairman of the backbench 1922 Committee, had demanded the release of the Treasury’s assessment of the effect of a shutdown on jobs. … Read more
Could face masks be made mandatory in offices? Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick says wearing coverings in workplaces ‘does have some benefit’ and it ‘will be taken into consideration’ Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick said face masks ‘have some benefit’ at work He said making them compulsory in offices ‘will be taken into consideration’ Comments represent a … Read more
Renters betrayed as new evictions approach after housing secretary ‘tears up his pledge’ to protect them Robert Jenrick introduced ban on convictions at the start of the Covid pandemic But government to allow evictions to resume in England and Wales from Monday Figures show 322,000 private tenants fell behind on rent due to coronavirus By … Read more
No evictions this Christmas: Housing Secretary confirms new support measures mean renters must be given six months’ notice – despite landlords’ pleas that they are struggling too Robert Jenrick confirmed new support measures will prevent tenant evictions The Government has changed the law to increase notice periods to six months Exceptions will only apply ‘in … Read more
The £12billion boost to build 180,000 affordable homes: Robert Jenrick announces plan for huge construction projects across the country to help couples get on the housing ladder Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick announced a £12billion boost for housing Scheme would provide up to 180,000 new ‘affordable’ homes across the country Government plans to make it easier … Read more
Adviser linked to exams fiasco is given a key role in new planning changes that critics fear could see developers ‘concreting’ the countryside Tim Leunig joins team working on biggest changes to building laws in 70 years Dr Leunig was on government group that advised how to standardise grades Standardisation led to the downgrading of … Read more
Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick ‘regrets’ sitting next to Tory donor Richard Desmond at a posh dinner and sending him text messages before approving £1billion housing development and saving him tens of millions of pounds The Housing Secretary said he wished he had not sat with Richard Desmond Weeks later he approved Westferry Printworks before local … Read more