Greg Heffer

The Prime Minister made a 'rallying call' for local communities to get behind his plan, which he is backing with an extra £102million of funding from Angela Rayner's housing department.

The Housing Secretary was quizzed about the recent revelation that thousands of public sector staff are not required to attend the office.

Baroness Gray was Sir Keir's chief of staff in No10 at the start of his time as prime minister but lasted just three months in the role.

Lady Blair, a leading barrister and the wife of former prime minister Sir Tony Blair , hit out at proposals floated by Mr Burnham.

The Prime Minister last week vowed to make sure arrivals are not placed only in the 'poorest communities' and insisted more middle-class areas need to 'play their part'.

The Foreign Secretary branded it an 'unacceptable and destructive act' for the Israeli government to publish a tender for the E1 settlement project.

Tim Montgomerie, a political commentator, this week had his Reform membership suspended after he labelled Zia Yusuf, the party's home affairs spokesman, a 'child'.

The Housing Secretary received the five-figure sum from Signum Global Advisors last month to go towards her staffing costs.

Three Conservative council bosses have written to Andy Burnham accusing the Prime Minister of 'devolving blame' for council tax hikes.

The women and equalities minister said it was part of her job to 'challenge' the 'normalising' of racism in the UK, as well as to 'celebrate' Britain as a 'tolerant' nation.