Minister appears to criticise Rachel Reeves for accepting Sabrina Carpenter ‘freebie’
A minister has appeared to criticise Rachel Reeves for accepting free tickets to a Sabrina Carpenter concert at the O2 arena, stating he would pay for his own attendance at shows. Matthew Pennycook, who serves as minister of state for housing and planning, said he does not “personally think it’s appropriate” to accept hospitality offerings […]
Hughes announces fairer private rented sector white paper
In a statement to the House of Commons, housing under-secretary Eddie Hughes announced to MPs the government’s intended white paper to introduce a fairer private rented sector. Hughes lorded the plans as “the biggest set of reforms in a generation”. Labour welcomed the move, but shadow minister Matthew Pennycook was cautious given that the government […]
