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We can't abolish leasehold overnight, minister says

Matthew Pennycook rejects criticism the government is dragging its feet on leasehold reform.

<a href='https://news.sky.com/video/kemi-badenoch-defends-record-as-tory-leader-and-says-golders-green-attack-is-a-national-emergency-13538163'>Era of two-party politics 'has gone', Badenoch tells Cathy Newman</a>

Tesco reminder as customers have just hours left to get £20 bargain

Once the deadline passes, the half-price deals disappear.

Man offered Ukrainians money to carry out Starmer arson attacks, court hears

The three men are accused of targeting north London properties linked to Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer.

Man offered Ukrainians money to carry out Starmer arson attacks, court hears

The three men are accused of targeting north London properties linked to Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer.

Hereditary peers' last hurrah as 700-year-old system abolished

It comes after legislation to remove their right to sit in the upper chamber passed last month.

Farage received £5m from donor before he became MP

The Reform leader says the gift was for his personal security - but opponents say he should have declared it.

Senior UK ministers deride Rachel Reeves’s reported plan of year-long rent freeze

Housing secretary and housing minister latest to criticise idea, which has also been ruled out by No 10 Senior ministers have poured scorn on the idea of freezing private sector rents for a year, less than 48 hours after the Guardian revealed Rachel Reeves was considering it. Steve Reed, the housing secretary, and Matthew Pennycook, the housing minister, became the latest government figures to criticise the idea, which has since been ruled out by No 10. Continue reading...

Keir Starmer blasted by Israel for antisemitism ‘weakness’ after Golders Green rampage

Benjamin Netanyahu's office says people 'demand and expect action' to protect British Jews

Keir Starmer under pressure to deal with 'national emergency' after Golders Green attack

Calls grow for pro-Palestine hate marches to be banned after knife rampage

The Guardian view on assisted dying reform: now try a citizens’ assembly | Editorial

Parliament’s failure to change the law on a difficult issue should be the spur to democratic innovation The prorogation of parliament on Wednesday signals the end of the road for the terminally ill adults (end of life) bill. The proposal to allow some patients in England and Wales, under very specific circumstances, to have medical assistance in ending their own lives was still at committee stage in the Lords when the house rose. Since it was introduced as a private member’s bill, it cannot be c

Rachel Reeves’s plan to mandate how pension funds invest was always a mistake | Nils Pratley

You can understand the motivation – more UK investment by UK funds means faster UK growth – but fiduciary duty trumps all A simple principle lies at the heart of pension investment: the pension manager must invest in the best interest of the client. UK ministers have often wished UK funds would show more home bias by channelling more pensioners’ cash towards domestic assets in the interests of economic growth, but the fundamental rule of the game has always been understood. You don’t mess with t