Angela Rayner keeps housing brief in new cabinet
Angela Rayner is to keep her housing brief inside the new Labour government’s first cabinet.
Rayner is now secretary of state for levelling up, housing and communities, a position she had shadowed since September last year. She will also be deputy prime minister.
Rayner outlined bold plans for housebuilding at UKREiiF in May, with a vision to put new towns at the heart of a strategy to deliver 1.5m new homes. She also promised reform of the planning system to make development easier.
Angela Rayner is to keep her housing brief inside the new Labour government’s first cabinet.
Rayner is now secretary of state for levelling up, housing and communities, a position she had shadowed since September last year. She will also be deputy prime minister.
Rayner outlined bold plans for housebuilding at UKREiiF in May, with a vision to put new towns at the heart of a strategy to deliver 1.5m new homes. She also promised reform of the planning system to make development easier.
Today’s announcement was received positively by British Property Federation chief executive Melanie Leach, who said: “The property sector stands ready to work with her and the incoming Labour government to forge a new partnership based on a clear vision and a stable policy framework, and harness the power of public-private partnerships to deliver for local communities.
“The size of Labour’s majority is a strong platform to take the swift and decisive action in key areas such as planning that will give long-term investors confidence and unlock more private capital to deliver housing and local infrastructure, such as logistics facilities, revitalise high streets and decarbonise our older building stock.”
New prime minister Keir Starmer unveiled his first cabinet line-up this afternoon, with Rachel Reeves also confirmed as chancellor.
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