Further to his “Build Up, Not Out” campaign, John Penrose MP (former architecture and heritage minister and chair of the APPG on Housing & Planning) said: “Changes to planning guidelines, although they’re certainly welcome, won’t be enough to solve Britain’s housing crisis on their own, or to stop prices from…
Developers and home owners in built-up areas will be allowed to extend the height of properties without planning permission under plans expected to be announced by Theresa May. The Prime Minister is expected to use a speech on housing tomorrow to announce proposals to give local authorities the power to…
News that an estimated £1.4 billion passed through the UK in breach of sanctions last year is surely an indication that more needs to be done by Britain to crack down on corruption. That said, the fact of City minister John Glen’s disclosure of this figure and his confirmation that…
Monday was a great day. The Government at last published the long awaited energy price cap bill that I and 212 other MPs from all parties campaigned for – and that millions of customers need. But how can we square our Conservative values with something as interventionist as an energy…