Tory plan to cut energy efficiency rule for builders will cost new home owners £1,000 a year, says thinktank – UK politics live
A researcher at a climate change think tank says the Conservative policy would be a ‘disaster for first time buyers’
Unmarked graves
Peter and Maria were mourned by people who loved them. So how did they end up in unmarked communal graves?
Exclusive: Authorities are failing to notify family, friends and outreach workers before burying strangers in shared plots, a Guardian Australia investigation reveals
‘I didn’t know what to do’: collapse of providers of high-end digs leaves students in shock
Cost of living crisis and drop in international students hits market for purpose-built accommodation
Shabana Mahmood says Labour party wants to create ‘fairness in our immigration system’ – as it happened
She says a lack of fairness can make ‘people turn inwards’
Burnham has a battle plan, with social care the flagship. Risks lie ahead, but Labour now travels in hope
Polly Toynbee
Here in Liverpool, the PM’s ambition for the party – and the country – is evident. There should be no complacency, but also no fear, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee
Councils to get new homelessness powers in Rayner drive on social housing
Charities hail new powers as gamechanger ahead of housing secretary’s speech to Labour conference