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In his new role as housing secretary, michael gove has paused controversial government planning reforms. its understood mr gove wants to discuss the reforms with conservative mps and understand their concerns. andrew whitaker is the planning director for the home builders federation which represents private sector home builders in england and wales. hejoins me now. thank you for your time. i suppose i should start by asking you what your reaction is to the news that these proposed planning refor...

Government source, take stock. that has been welcomed by the tories who were deeply sceptical about these planning reforms. it does not mean theyve definitely been scrapped, but it certainly leaves a question open about their future. with me now is labour mp and shadow minister we can discuss this now. thanks for we can discuss this now. thanks for being with us. these reforms put in time —— put on hold for the time being by michael gove, there has been welcomed by lots of tory mps, do you w...

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Speak to conservative mps to figure out what their concerns are, and, in the words of one government source, take stock. that has been welcomed by the tories who were deeply sceptical about these planning reforms. it does not mean theyve definitely been scrapped, but it certainly leaves a question open about their future. sir roger gale is the conservative mp for north thanet in kent. hejoins me now. good afternoon. good afternoon. do ou good afternoon. good afternoon. do you support — good af...

If they want to attend clubs and major events. a police watchdog says preventing violence against women should be as much of a priority as counter—terrorism. the government pauses controversial planning reforms — after the appointment of michael gove as housing secretary. and emma raducanu returns home after that historic us open win in new york. last night i actuallyjust re—watched the final, tried to relive a couple of the moment and remember how it felt. it is sinking in a little bit mo...

The liberal democrat autumn conference gets under way today in the uk and the event will once again be a virtual affair due to the pandemic. it comes as the party looks to build on the success of its chesham and amersham by—election victory over the conservatives injune. the conference continues to sunday. it is understood the government is to pause its planning reforms. it follows the appointment of michael gove as housing secretary. its understood mr gove wants to take stock and discuss conc...

The government were pursuing with the right ones. this is a big deal because the government has made some pretty bold promises to build 300,000 new homes in england alone by every year. and that is going to be tough. there isnt a great deal of space and one of the reasons these planning reforms were going ahead was to give some more leeway to allow that to happen. the fact its been paused suggests the government thinks it needs to rethink its approach. i spoke to the environment secretary george...

It is understood the government is pausing controversial planning reforms after the appointment of michael gove as housing secretary. and coming up, well speak to the woman who took this picture — to win the ocean photographer of the year award. hello and welcome to bbc news. our top story — changes to international travel are expected to be announced by the government later, for travellers arriving in england. theres been speculation that the traffic light system — which places countries ...

Correspondent nick eardley. the planning reforms that the government has been trying to push through for the last few months were really controversial. they are basically designed to allow the government to meet its target of building 300,000 extra houses per year. but they were really unpopular in many local communities who felt that it could mean new housing developments being imposed on them. and perhaps most significantly in the context, really unpopular amongst conservative mps, many of who...

Fibre—optic gigabit broadband, by tackling the skills deficit across our country, by giving people opportunity across the whole of the uk. it was quite a list. it almost feels like borisjohnson was trying to cram in as many policy pledges as possible. i think that is what this new cabinet will be judged on. we had brexit and the pandemic. the big challenge for these new ministers is going to be making sure they can deliver some of these domestic premises as well. remember that we might be 18 m...