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Call for clarity after product safety bill announced
Industry figures have called for clarity around product-marking regulations after the government…
Suppliers ready for uptick in housing and infrastructure demands
Suppliers have said they are confident they can meet any extra demand…
Sector welcomes King’s Speech but calls for detail
The government’s plans to increase growth across the construction sector have been…
King’s Speech unveils drive for housing and infrastructure
The new government has revealed plans in the King’s Speech for a…
Infrastructure and planning to top King’s Speech
Employment rights, planning laws and UK infrastructure are set for major overhaul,…
New construction minister appointed
Sarah Jones has been appointed as construction minister, Construction News understands. The…
‘There’s a lot of transferrable skills’: ex-Mace MP on his journey to parliament
As the election results rolled in on Friday morning (5 July), former…
Fate of two greenfield data centre jobs in Rayner’s hands
New housing secretary Angela Rayner could revive two data centre projects on…
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Housing ministry renamed as levelling up ‘gimmick’ dropped
The new government has announced it is dropping ‘levelling up’ from the…
Housebuilders ‘buoyed’ as chancellor announces major planning reform
New Labour chancellor Rachel Reeves has outlined a raft of planning reforms…
Pennycook appointed as housing department minister
Labour has appointed its former housing and planning minister as a junior…
Construction industry hopes Labour landslide will bring stability
The construction industry has reacted optimistically but cautiously after the Labour Party…
Blacklisting and unions: Labour’s plans for the construction workforce
For the first time in 14 years a Labour Party prime minister…
Looking back: key construction themes over 14 years of Tory rule
It’s official: after 14 years, the Conservative Party’s time in government has…
Mace director elected to parliament
Mace senior executive Mike Reader has been elected to parliament as a…
Building trade body manager bids to become MP
A manager at the National Federation of Builders (NFB) is vying to…
One in four dangerous cladding buildings remediated
A quarter of all the cladding remediation projects in England have been…
SNP calls for retrofit tax cut and ban on nuclear power stations
The Scottish National Party (SNP) has called for cuts to VAT for…
Construction worst-hit sector for insolvencies
Construction was the worst hit industry for insolvencies in the year to…
Reform UK pushes modular and brownfield policies in election ‘contract’
Reform UK has pledged to incentivise new construction technology and brownfield development…
Revealed: cost of parliament tower’s botched procurement
Parliamentary authorities expect to spend nearly £2m on procuring a contractor to…
Grenfell seven years on: ‘industry must ensure catastrophe never repeated’
The chair of the Building Safety Regulator’s Industry Competence Committee has said…
Labour manifesto promises infrastructure and planning overhaul
The Labour Party has promised to overhaul planning rules and fund infrastructure…
Green Party manifesto: demolition to require full planning application
The Green Party has said demolition work should require a full planning…
Tory manifesto promises action on apprenticeships and infrastructure
The Conservative Party has pledged to invest in apprenticeships, infrastructure and housing…
Election 24: CLC calls for planning reform and retrofit road map
The Construction Leadership Council (CLC) has called on the next government to…
Election 24: Lib Dems confirm ambitious housing target
The Liberal Democrats have reiterated a commitment to build 380,000 new homes…
Contractor warns of ‘uncertainty’ over Great British Railways plans
Babcock Rail is bracing itself for a lack of clarity on government…