
Hannah Capella
Senior Producer at BBC
Politics producer @BBCNews. Previously in Paris, @BBCScotland, @SkyNews. All own views.
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2 weeks ago |
yahoo.com | Alex Forsyth |Hannah Capella
In a conference suite on the fourth floor of Lancashire County Council's headquarters, Joshua Roberts smiles as he is handed his new badge. The 27-year-old's photo ID includes his name and new title – Lancashire County Councillor – and hangs off a lanyard that's coincidentally in the trademark turquoise of Reform UK.
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Dec 12, 2024 |
bbc.com | Kate Whannel |Alex Forsyth |Hannah Capella
Keir Starmer has vowed to beat building "blockers" but can he override stiff local resistance?
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Dec 2, 2024 |
yahoo.com | Alex Forsyth |Jack Fenwick |Hannah Capella
Local councils have told the government its flagship plan to build 1.5m new homes in England over the next five years is “unrealistic” and “impossible to achieve”, the BBC can reveal. The vast majority of councils expressed concern about the plan in a consultation exercise carried out by Angela Rayner's housing department earlier this year.
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Oct 18, 2024 |
ca.news.yahoo.com | Hannah Capella |Helen Catt
Wind and solar farms that are ready to be built will be allowed to jump the queue for a connection to the UK’s electricity system under government plans. All energy schemes which need a connection to the National Grid are currently in a single queue which operates on a "first-come-first-served" basis. Some projects face waiting times stretching long into the next decade to get connected.
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Jul 10, 2024 |
yahoo.com | Chris Mason |Hannah Capella
Chris Mason - Political editor and Hannah Capella - Senior political producerJuly 10, 2024 at 2:37 PM·2 min readThe prime minister has promised to beef up the powers of his ministerial standards watchdog. Sir Keir Starmer said he wants to allow Sir Laurie Magnus, his Independent Adviser on Ministers’ Interests, to initiate his own investigations, rather than beginning them only after a request from No 10. Sir Laurie was appointed by Rishi Sunak.
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