ICYMI: The Deputy Prime Minister, Angela Rayner, has written to local councils telling them to prioritise veterans for life and support vulnerable groups through their social housing allocation (1/2)

Labour says changes to regs will be brought forward 'when parliamentary time allows'. The govt "has already given councils more flexibility to use Right to Buy receipts to build and buy more social homes, and allocated an extra £450m for councils to secure homes for families at risk of homelessness"