Asylum seekers in hotels at lowest level in 18 months pred 5 urami in 56 minutami Labour has pledged to no longer be using asylum hotels by the end of this Parliament – which would be 2029, if not earlier.(London News)
Corbyn to be Your Party parliamentary leader as Sultana joins leadership committee pred 6 urami in 3 minutami Former Labour leader says time for ‘real work’ to begin as his candidates take 14 of 24 available places on executive committeeUK politics live – latest updatesJeremy Corbyn is to become the parliamentary leader of Your Party, after an election in which his rival Zarah Sultana was also voted on to the party’s leadership committee.Corbyn’s allies declared victory immediately after the vote in which Corbyn-backed candidates took 14 of the 24 available places on the party’s central executive committee (CEC). Sultana-backed candidates took seven of the seats, while three went to independents. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Second suspect arrested after man with axe reportedly entered Manchester mosque pred 6 urami in 4 minutami Man in 20s arrested on Thursday after man in 40s reportedly carrying weapons apprehended at scene on TuesdayA second suspect has been arrested after a man allegedly entered Manchester Central Mosque with an axe and a knife on Tuesday.Greater Manchester police announced on Thursday that a man in his 20s had been arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit a section 18 assault in relation to the incident. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Calls to move England’s home insulation scheme into council workers’ hands pred 6 urami in 38 minutami Thinktank proposes councils stop using private contractors in attempt to improve quality and spendingCouncils should train up their own workers to install insulation in England’s draughty houses, and offer home upgrades street by street, beginning in the most deprived areas, according to proposals for cutting energy bills.Setting up “home improvement corporations” would allow greater control by councils over low-carbon retrofits for housing, and would be a more efficient way of spending limited public funds for insulation, according to the Common Wealth thinktank, sets out the proposals in a report this week. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
