Today on #WindrushDay, we honour the Windrush Generation and their lasting contributions to communities across the UK.
Their legacy lives on in our towns, cities and public services, shaping the places we’re proud to call home.
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Buying or selling a home should be one of life's great moments – not a drawn-out nightmare of delays, hidden costs and failed deals. Today we're changing that. Our reforms will make the system faster, fairer, and more secure – saving families and first-time buyers time and money
00:00 - Buying a home is getting faster, cheaper, and fairer. Upfront sales packs, earlier binding agreements, and digital tools will save first-time buyers £650 and cut around four weeks off the process.
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New AI tool aims to slash planning decision times by half to help our push to build 1.5 million homes 🏠 This will help accelerate routine planning applications – now being tested in @BarnetCouncil, @CamdenCouncil and @DorsetCouncilUK.
00:00 - Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Gov repostedToday marks nine years since the tragic fire at Grenfell Tower. The 72 residents who tragically lost their lives will never be forgotten and my thoughts are with the survivors, bereaved families and all those affected.
- Congratulations to everyone who has received an award in the King's Birthday Honours List 2026. Thank you for your outstanding service and the positive difference you make to communities across the UK.
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NEWS: Youth and Civil Society Minister @Steph_Peacock signs Power of Youth Charter Drafted by the #iwill movement, it builds on the Government’s National Youth Strategy that puts young people at the heart of decision making on the matters that impact them
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Funded by £16.7m from the UK Government, the new Tywi Valley Path between Carmarthen and Llandeilo allows local people and visitors to enjoy the landscape and get around the area. Wales Office Minister @AnnaMcMorrin helped officially open the route. @CarmsCouncil @manonlloyd96
00:00 - Cleaner streets 🧹 Filled potholes 🚗 Better public services 👩👩👧 Safer, stronger high streets👮♀️ The new Neighbourhood Guarantee will set clear expectations for the services local people should be able to rely on.
00:00 - For too long, too many communities have felt ignored. We should all take pride in where we live, and that’s why investment must reach every part of the country.
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Just because someone rents, shouldn't deny them the joy of having a pet in their life. Well done housemate. - We are entering a new era of social housing. Landlords will have the power to evict domestic abuse perpetrators so victims can safely stay in their homes and communities. We are overhauling the Right to Buy system to protect social housing stock for everybody.
00:00@SteveReedMP visited Peabody’s development in South Thamesmead, which will deliver up to 2,800 homes, to discuss these changes with residents. - "The fastest rate of new housing development for forty years" - watch as @SteveReedMP sets out what we're doing to boost housebuilding across the country 🏘️
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