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The Latest Breaking News from Michael Gove

Sunak threat to intervene on housebuilding in London sparks row with mayor Khan

Labour mayor Sadiq Khan said that under his leadership more homes had been completed in the capital than at any time since the 1930s.

The Independent UK

Michael Gove tells landlord L&Q: ‘You have failed your residents’

Social housing landlord ordered to pay tenants compensation after findings of severe maladministration

The Guardian - UK

Sunak to intervene in London housing in challenge to mayor

In recent days the Tories have set out a range of reforms and proposals designed to boost house-building in England.

The Independent UK

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Khan dismisses Sunak’s attack on his housebuilding record in London as ‘desperate nonsense’ – as it happened

Mayor of London hits back at prime minister over ‘pathetic gesture politics’

The Guardian - UK

Comment: ‘Michael Gove’s housing plans mustn’t sacrifice quality to quantity’

Housing Secretary Michael Gove’s new housing plan has much to shout about — but there’s a big question still to be answered.

Evening Standard

Zac Goldsmith: Michael Gove must be a monster to attack green policies

Exclusive: In first major interview since quitting government, ex-minister hits out at senior Tories for apparent retreat on climate

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on housebuilding: Michael Gove’s urban visions can’t erase his party’s record

Editorial: Regeneration of city centres can’t make up for 13 years in which renters were neglected while construction giants profited

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A ‘shameful’ new record as 131,000 children living in temporary accommodation

Failure to build social housing – first revealed by The Independent – has condemned 105,000 families to temporary accommodation

The Independent UK

Ban on petrol cars by 2030 ‘immoveable’ but boiler ban ‘needs review’, Michael Gove says

The government has flip-flopped over its approach to net zero policies after the Tories’ unexpected by-election win in Uxbridge and South Ruislip

The Independent UK

More people living in London will ‘boost creativity and productivity’, says Gove

The Communities Secretary also says more homes in cities will avoid ‘gobbling up’ green land

Evening Standard

Sunak’s tweet associating Labour with ‘criminal gangs’ labelled ‘desperate and pathetic’ by shadow cabinet minister – as it happened

Jim McMahon, MP for Oldham and shadow environment secretary, criticises prime minister for tweet about Labour and immigration law firms

The Guardian - UK

Plan to replace gas boilers with heat pumps should be reviewed, says Gove

Levelling up secretary calls for scrutiny of green policy but says ban on sale of new petrol and diesel cars is ‘immovable’

The Guardian - UK

Michael Gove to holiday on Greek island as he says travel to region is safe

Gove says people should follow Foreign Office advice about travel to Rhodes as he reveals he is going to island of Evia next week

The Guardian - UK

2030 ban on new petrol car sales is immovable, insists Gove

Rishi Sunak had declined to personally back the policy a day earlier.

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Michael Gove going on holiday to Greek island currently being evacuated

‘I think it’s absolutely right that individuals should be able to go to Greece to enjoy their holidays,’ Mr Gove said

The Guardian - UK

The Tories have laid a ‘cut the green crap’ trap for Keir Starmer. He must not fall for it

Labour’s path to victory lies in sticking to its guns. Any allies who argue for a green retreat should be shown the door, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Independent UK

Planning ‘red tape’ could be cut to speed up major energy projects

Ministers are planning an overhaul of the planning process, with proposals that would create a new fast-track route for major infrastructure projects.

The Guardian - UK

Pyromaniac Rish! torches climate policy while Europe burns

PM sees short-term advantage in smothering green policies while studiously ignoring signs of climate collapse

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The Guardian - UK

The answer to Britain’s housing crisis lies in its towns and cities – not the countryside

The Conservatives are right about making urban areas denser, but their proposed planning reform is an undemocratic mess, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

The Independent UK

Delaying rented homes’ energy efficiency plans would be ‘alarming’ – think tank

Michael Gove suggested he wanted to relax requirements for private rented homes to be more energy efficient by 2028.

The Guardian - UK

Gove’s Cambridge housing development plans ‘nonsense’, says Tory MP

Anthony Browne says he will oppose housing secretary’s proposals for new urban quarter

The Independent UK

Michael Gove claims government’s 300,000 housebuilding target was always optional

But housing secretary says he is ‘confident’ goal can be reached with intensive building in cities

Evening Standard

Michael Gove tells Sadiq Khan: I’ll intervene if City Hall plan fails to deliver enough homes

The Housing Secretary’s intervention sparked an angry response from City Hall

Evening Standard

Soundbites won’t solve London’s housing shortage

City comment: Michael Gove’s comments are all well and good, but the signs on the ground paint a much gloomier picture

The Independent UK

What are Government’s latest housing proposals and will they help with crisis?

The Government said it is still committed to building 300,000 homes a year by the mid-2020s.

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