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FeaturesKey takeaways and talking points from the Labour party conference 2024
Labour members gathered in Liverpool this week for the party’s first conference in government for 15 years. Daniel Gayne and Tom Lowe report
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NewsUK ‘over-reliant on a handful of volume builders’, says housing minister
Pennycook tells Labour conference event that housing sector needs more SME building and pledges diversification
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NewsReeves promises budget with ‘real ambition’ and defends cuts to key projects
Chancellor tells Labour conference there will be no return to austerity despite funding pressures
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NewsBuilding safety remediation acceleration plan will be brought forward this autumn, says Rayner
Housing secretary also commits to build more social homes than are lost within first financial year of new government
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OpinionHow the planning system can be improved under Labour
Ministers must be wary of unintended consequences when pushing ahead with planning reforms, writes Ben Derbyshire
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OpinionWill Labour backbenchers turn out to be YIMBYs or NIMBYs?
The election result means many traditionally anti-development constituencies now have Labour MPs with small majorities. Will they oppose Starmer’s green belt plans? And if so will he stand up to them, asks Paul Smith.
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FeaturesA guide to the key players shaping Labour’s built environment policy
Who will be making the important decisions in government affecting the future of the built environment? Daniel Gayne finds out
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FeaturesWho’s who in Labour’s would-be cabinet
With Labour riding high in the polls, Daniel Gayne looks at who will be the major players in the party if it wins the keys to Number 10
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OpinionCan Labour finally deliver good homes for all in beautiful, walkable places?
Labour’s New Towns vision needs to overcome past failures by addressing the complex challenges of land assembly, funding, and sustainable development to create integrated, low-carbon communities
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OpinionLet’s avoid the green belt becoming a giant cul-de-sac
Labour says it wants to build housing on the ‘grey belt’, but how can architects help ensure this doesn’t end up as just more suburban sprawl, asks Chloë Phelps
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NewsHousebuilder boss predicts Starmer’s plans will not deliver ‘a single house’ in next five years
Peter Truscott casts doubts over Labour policy
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NewsStarmer pledges ‘to build a new Britain’ and 'bulldoze' path through planning system
Labour leader unveils proposal to “bulldoze” the planning system and build 1.5 million homes in five years as party aims for decade in power
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NewsBurnham says pre-covid rail plan for the north should be built in full
Mayor’s comments come as shadow rail minister questions “implications” of government handling of HS2
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NewsStarmer to present ‘new towns’ plan as part of ‘national renewal’ strategy
Labour leader expected to loosen planning rules and incentivise ’Georgian townhouse-style’ design
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OpinionSunak’s speech revealed the Tories are bereft of ideas, but what does Labour have to offer?
All eyes will be on Labour during the coming week, but there is little so far to get architects and built environment professionals excited, writes Ben Flatman
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NewsLabour support for HS2 appears to weaken as Tories eye further cuts
Prime minister’s ‘mind made up’ on Euston and northern phase
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NewsLabour planning overhaul of compulsory purchase rules to make owners sell land more cheaply
Proposals by shadow levelling up secretary Lisa Nandy would go beyond the Conservatives’ planned changes to compulsory purchase orders
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OpinionBritain is crumbling – politics needs to address the built environment
When will politicians start giving the built environment the attention that it deserves, asks Ben Flatman
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BlogsMayoral candidates given a grilling
BD reporter Elizabeth Hopkirk was at the London Citizens mayoral assembly, the largest live audience the candidates will face