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The UK only built 26,240 new homes in the first quarter of 2024
Pretty good going for a country which has a housing target of *checks notes* 300,000 a year...
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Wait, is this meant to be an attack?
Sir
@Keir_Starmer
in his own words
He’ll drive through whatever, regardless of infrastructure, regardless of local services, regardless of the impact
🏙️ Huge developments driven through with no local input at all
⚡️ Massive 160ft Pylons outside your window rather than
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New: Labour is set to win the Footballer Belt - a group of seats in leafy Cheshire which have been Tory forever
@robfordmancs
says the Tories have been losing ground in these places for a decade
@drjennings
told me parts of the north with more young professionals will “amplify”
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🚨 Some news: Thrilled to be joining
@politicshome
as a junior political reporter next week — can’t wait to join the Westminster Lobby as part of a great team!
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It'd be rude not to...🚨 Personal News Klaxon 🚨
I'm incredibly delighted and excited to say that next week I'll be starting the
@MailOnline
's graduate trainee scheme
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A sea change in British politics?
77 per cent of the population believe low levels of housebuilding is a problem 🏡 🏗️
@yougov
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Great to be back on the Femail Desk at MailOnline after the Christmas and New Year break. Please get in touch with any story ideas, preferably human interest ones
#journorequest
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Former Levelling-up Secretary
@SimonClarkeMP
says the substance of the campaign in Mid Bedfordshire was wrong
“We fought it on a platform of unashamed NIMBYism… and we were rejected”
He says unlocking much of the Green Belt could build thousands of new homes
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🚨 NEW: Tory candidate for Manchester Mayor has defected to Reform UK, politicshome understands
Story below👇
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Firefighters mark 9/11 anniversary with minute’s silence
Many thanks to
@PaulEmbery
who agreed to be interviewed by me for this piece
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Building more Georgian houses is how we make housebuilding more popular
My piece in the
@TheHouseMag
featuring research from
@CentreforCities
and
@ASI
🏘️
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🏘️ Housebuilding is becoming a major issue in the Tory Party
My piece features former cabinet ministers
@SimonClarkeMP
and
@BrandonLewis
, who are two of the leading Conservative voices on the housing crisis
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New: Tory voters overwhelmingly back abolishing ground rents
@OpiniumResearch
polling found 64 per cent of Tory voters want them scrapped
The news comes as the Leasehold Reform Bill is set to be watered down 👇
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📝Priti Patel is quietly becoming one of the favourites to be the next Tory leader
She’s well liked among the membership and the parliamentary party, but some MPs believe she has missed her moment
Full piece 👇
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.
@altrinchamfc
vs
@FCHTOnline
🏆FA Trophy semi-final
📅1st April
Biggest game for the Robins in 40 years. Priority must be getting another sell out
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💥 Labour MP
@BarryGardiner
is putting forward a highly technical amendment to the Leasehold Bill to reform the system
He has campaigned for the abolition of leasehold for two decades - and claims the system has blighted millions of lives 👇
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New Labour MP Patrick Hurley has been living in £80-per-night student accommodation at LSE since the election
He says he's done this so the taxpayer isn't on the hook for 'excessive' expenses
“It’s almost like a Butlin’s in central London," he added
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NEW w/
@TaliFraser
The Labour Party is following the White House in building relationships with famous content creators
A new role at Labour HQ will provide online influencers with briefings and official lines👇
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Really interesting podcast with
@piersmorgan
and
@BBCRosAtkins
. No 'gotcha' style questions just good
dialogue
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✍️ Today is my first day at
@politicshome
Always available to chat so please DM or email me for coffee, lunch and news stories! 📩
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Really excited to be one of the 11 candidates shortlisted for The Guardian’s political writing award
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🥳My Lobby pass for Parliament has finally arrived
👋Get in touch if you fancy a coffee / chat around Westminster
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Labour commit to a Leasehold Bill in its first 100 days in office
Interesting move👇
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Big up the fancy-dress-loving-last-minute-equalising Reds 🔴⚪️
Great result and turnout against a strong Bromley side
@altrinchamfc
🎄
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🚨 🚨 Exclusive: Sir Elton John is set to perform at the Speaker’s House in Parliament in November
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London Tory candidate
@ajcdeane
tells me NIMBYism is a “corrosive” force disenfranchising people from politics and capitalism
He is also one of the few Conservatives with a chance of winning in the capital
Full story below 👇
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Really great piece on how Starmer has taken one of the biggest risks of his premiership re housebuilding.
If he really stands by this, Labour could become the party of aspiration again
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5 July 2022: Rishi Sunak and Sajid Javid resign from Boris Johnson’s cabinet
5 July 2024: Rishi Sunak leads the Tories to their worst defeat in 200 years
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🗣️"A promotion unprecedented in the club's 130-year existence can no longer be dismissed as a pipedream"
Great piece by
@altrinchamfc
gaffer Phil Parkinson on the Robins' promotion push
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This evening I wrote a heart-breaking piece about a 27-year-old dad who suddenly died.
Lifelong Liverpool fan Jamie leaves behind his partner Chloe and two young sons Archie, six, and Harry, three.
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🏡Housing industry sources predict a Leasehold Bill will be in the King's Speech on 8th November
The claim has surprised some Tory MPs. Here are some of the anticipated proposals 👇
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Like the rest of the team, Alty captain
@JHulme1
deserved more - ran the game, bullied the defence and was my Man of the Match.
Deserves that contract extension for next season
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Another fantastic interview with Phil Parkinson and
@robesteva
God I’m going to miss this show
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🚨 EXC: Brandon Lewis and Siobhain McDonagh join pro-housing group
@PricedOutUK
as Parliamentary Champions
They follow
@AndrewHWestern
and
@SimonClarkeMP
who joined in 2023
The momentum to fix Britain's housing crisis continues👇
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Most assured performance I’ve seen in years
Up to fourth - here we go
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They say don’t look at the comments but I’d be missing out on quality content like this
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Irina, who lives in Manchester, has supported Benfica since she was a child and predicts the club will scrape through on penalties 🥅
@LivEchoLFC
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Why non-league football is enjoying a golden age of attendances 👇
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Not good for the ol’ ticker, but what a come back
@altrinchamfc
. Snatching a 2-2 draw in the dying embers made the 300-mile round trip to Gateshead worth it
Cheers 🍻
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Fabulous first month in the job 🎉
I said farewell to the
@MailOnline
trainees today. They finished with the newsquiz which was won by
@NellSalvoni
with 20, ahead of
@RachelMuir1104
with 18. It meant they shared the champagne as joint top scorers over the four weeks. Can you do better?
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My biggest achievement in journalism to date: getting in a ton of free curry from
@BundobustLiv
.
Thanks for organising once again
@Jack_W_jolly
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📧 Exciting news: I’ve got a work email!
Please do get in touch with any stories / tips Tom.Scotson
@mailonline
.co.uk
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A difficult afternoon for Alty, but a big thank you to
@bromleyfc
for their hospitality.
Good club with accommodating and hard-working people from behind the scenes.
Best of luck for the rest of the season 👍
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Brilliant last show for
@RadioAlty
- a sad day but a massive thank you for all your lovely messages and the management team’s thoughtful presents.
Always a pleasure and never a chore👋
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💥New Green MP Ellie Chowns has called for the House of Commons to be redesigned as a hemicycle. She also told
@politicshome
:
-Knock down the voting lobbies to increase the size of the chamber
-Bring in electronic voting
-Proportional representation by 2029 election
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Finally found an opportunity to crack open this bottle of Pol Roger from
@spectator
Can’t wait to start at
@NewsAssociates
in September ✍️
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You’re in good company
@PaulEmbery
. Looking forward to reading your book.
If the intro is anything to go by, the rest of it should be a page-turner 👍
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🏃Running the Manchester Marathon on 16th April for
@CAFTcharity
, an amazing organisation which helps terminally ill, disabled and disadvantaged children.
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What will leasehold reform look like in 2024?
The Leasehold Bill could be on the statue books by May (although some say this is optimistic).
Tory MPs sceptical of the proposals are likely to hold their nose and vote with the Gov
Mini 🧵
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A merit in grade 8 piano and my first ever pieces of journalism published in print.
Cheers 🍻
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🚨The Larkhill Centre in Timperley is vaccinating anyone today...until they run out.
If you're from Altrincham, get yourself down there.
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💥Strong language from the Leasehold Bill committee yesterday
"There are bastards out there, and your job is to construct the law to constrain those people who have bastard tendencies."
Punchy stuff from Professor Leunig who gave evidence yesterday
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But... campaigners have said the Bill needs beefing up to fully protect leaseholders
.
@HarryScoffin
of
@FreeLeasehlders
said changes to the Bill must focus on handing more flat leaseholders the "rightful control of their homes, fees and service providers"
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📻 I will be on
@BBCRadioManc
this evening previewing
@altrinchamfc
's home fixture against local rivals
@StockportCounty
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🏡 Another housing statistic:
More than 40 per cent of 18-36 year olds are renters compared to less than 10 per cent of retirees
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A real pleasure to be a part of the Press Gallery photo for the opening of the new Parliament
📸
@StefanRousseau
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Housing campaigners urge Rishi Sunak and Housing Secretary Michael Gove to go “much further” to address London’s housing crisis 🏡
✍️Featuring
@CentreforCities
,
@PricedOutUK
,
@CPSThinkTank
and
@ASI
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👋Come along to my fringe event on Net Zero and young people at Tory Party conference today
⏰2pm in Manchester
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Politico’s great story confirms a tip
@politicshome
heard in September
🚨 SCOOP: Labour rolls back promise to publish anti-leasehold laws in first 100 days.
Insiders argue govt plan is so weak Labour will need more time.
Campaigner
@HarryScoffin
: "Yet another U-turn from Starmer’s Labour. The rigged system wins again."
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Loved hosting the
@LivEchonews
’s Facebook Live today ahead of Liverpool’s clash with Villarreal
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Next week I will be on placement at the
@LivEchonews
as part of my
@MailOnline
training!
Please email or DM me if you have a story about
#liverpool
#journorequest
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Ahead of Russell Watson's nationwide tour - celebrating 20 years of The Voice - I talked to the classical singer about performing, the pandemic, and playing in front of the pope
@russellthevoice
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🏘️ Planning reform continues to bitterly divide the Tory party (once again)
There are murmurings of building more 'new towns' in Britain...
...and some NIMBY backbenchers told
@politicshome
they want to scrap *advisory* housing targets 👇
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⚽️ NEW: Government is setting up a new unit to enforce the Football Regulator
MPs predict a Football Governance Bill to reform the Game will be tabled in the coming weeks
🗣️
@FairGameUK
welcomes the announcement
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Steve Baker's parting message, as Labour gain Wycombe by 4,000 votes
By far one of the most consequential Conservative politicians of the last 14 years
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🏡 Why extending Help to Buy won’t solve the housing crisis
🗣️ featuring a comment from Robert Courts MP of
@NextGenTories
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Refreshing speeches and panel discussion at
@PricedOutUK
’s manifesto launch
Astrophysics is hard because it’s innately difficult. Housing is hard because we’ve made it like astrophysics
Building more homes shouldn’t be rocket science 🏡
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The comeback is always bigger than the setback 👊
See you on Good Friday 🔴⚪️
Six years ago today we were relegated from the National League North.
Fast forward to a sold out Moss Lane in an FA Trophy Semi-Final.
We’re all sharing in the hurt, but make no mistake that there’s only one way our club is heading.
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Sebastian O’Kelly, Director at
@LKPleasehold
, said the Bill has the opportunity to end the leasehold system – and strip it of all of its various income streams.
Campaigners such as
@NLC_2019
have also called for efforts to crack down on the system
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Shame about the result but what an attendance, well over 3000 at Moss Lane
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Four points in two games - against two of the richest clubs in the league - is more than encouraging.
We are still unbeaten despite conceding late. This team is going places
Full Time: AFC Fylde 3 Alty 3
The Coasters claim a point with seconds left on the clock.
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Enjoyed taking on World Championship finalist Michael Smith
@BullyBoy180
at darts for the
@LivEchonews
's Facebook Live this morning
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🚨Okay, here it goes: I’ve spent most of October chipping away at this investigation
Local residents blame Altrincham waste site for health problems, flies, rats, dust and more
THREAD (1/8)
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No love lost between the Tories and Dan Barker
A Conservative parliamentary candidate: "I congratulate Dan on going from being guaranteed to lose because of his mediocrity, to being doubly guaranteed to lose because of his untrustworthiness."
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Left Pete alone for five minutes and this happens. Merry Christmas x
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Play-offs secured and history made 🎉
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My first byline in the
@MENnewsdesk
follows up a recent
@altrinchamtoday
investigation in to Allen's Waste Limited
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Congratulations to the new World Darts Champion
@BullyBoy180
. Throwback to another highlight of his career
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Forever grateful to Laura for bringing me on to the
@politicshome
team. An amazing editor who gave everyone so much freedom to pursue their own niches. The Sunday Times are very lucky! 👇
I’ve never known anyone except
@_tomscotson
say they were buzzing for party conferences and actually mean it. A solid reporter who hit the ground running from day one and is so clearly a star in the making.
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Never know when beaten, superb result, I’m just gutted I couldn’t be there!
FT: Well then.... that was quite something wasn't it 🤯
A-Jay Leitch-Smith's goal in the dying seconds grabs Alty a point at the Technique Stadium. This team does not know when it is beat!!
WHAT A GROUP OF LADS 🔥
MatchCentre ➡️
#COYR
🔴⚪️
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Story
Football regulator has potential to stop English clubs competing in the Champions League
It could also block England from the World Cup
Full piece blow 👇
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A prime piece of brownfield land in Altrincham - right on the outskirts of Manchester - has looked like this for more than ten years
And we wonder why we’re in the middle of a housing crisis
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