Michael Gove

Housing Secretary Michael Gove wrote to Tory backbenchers to say the ban on “no-fault” section 21 evictions promised as part of the Renters Reform Bill will not be enacted before a series of improvements are made in the legal system. Campaigners say this could delay the ban for years. Credit: Getty/Adobe/Kim Mogg

Ban on no fault evictions delayed indefinitely by Tory government

Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Michael Gove recently announced plans to repeal so-called “nutrient neutrality” rules

Revealed: Scale of building on forest, open land and water since 2019

There are fears the changes will adversely impact The Solent

Concerns new housebuilding rules will leave Hampshire's waterways unprotected

Jordan Nobbs, Alessia Russo, Georgia Stanway and Niamh Charles of England look on during an England Training Session during the the FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023 at Central Coast Stadium on August 19, 2023 in Gosford, Australia. (Photo by Mark Metcalfe/Getty Images)

Council to help pubs meet to open for women's World Cup final

The vacant unit on the corner of Commercial Road and Arundel Street in Portsmouth is earmarked to host the city's first branch of Wendy's, with separate plans for housing above . Credit: JKR Restaurant

Plans to make it easier to convert empty shops into new homes are welcomed

Councillor Lee Hunt. Picture: Sarah Standing

Threat of Portsmouth City Council being stripped of its planning powers is over

Portsmouth City Council could see its planning department taken over by the government Picture: Gareth Fuller/PA Wire

Government could step in to council planning department to speed up decisions

Michael Gove, Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, speaking at the Convention of the North in Manchester. PIC: James Speakman/PA Wire

Michael Gove: “Spirit” of Thatcherism will help North of England

Home secretary Suella Braverman appearing before the lords justice and home affairs committee in the House of Lords. Picture: House of Lords 2022/Roger Harris/PA Wire

Home secretary plans to house asylum seekers on cruise ships

Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities of the United Kingdom Michael Gove Picture: Danny Lawson/PA Wire

Councils could have to make 'savage cuts' after government financial settlement

The new coal mine in Cumbria (West Cumbria Mining)

First new UK coal mine in 30 years given approval by ministers

Suella Braverman's reappointment to the cabinet is facing mounting criticism Picture: Niklas HALLE'N/AFP via Getty Images.

Refugee 'backlog' pressure mounts on Suella Braverman

Families continue to struggle to make ends meet despite Government's levelling up policy (photo: Adobe)

Queen’s Speech ‘another nail in coffin’ of Levelling Up agenda

Britain's Housing Secretary Michael Gove arrives to attend a Cabinet away day at Middleport Pottery on May 12, 2022 in Stoke on Trent, England. Photo by Oli Scarff - WPA Pool/Getty Images

Government's levelling up plans are slammed by councils in the south east

Inset: Gosport council leader Graham Burgess

Gosport awarded £1m of government's levelling up cash

A woman carries her child as they flee Irpin, Ukraine.

How to apply to host a Ukrainian refugee

THE government has announced a new programme to help those fleeing conflict in Ukraine.

Charlotte Hawes

Refugees fleeing conflict make their way to the Krakovets border crossing with Poland in March: Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

Residents rush to offer homes as government rolls out Homes For Ukraine scheme

Home Secretary Priti Patel pictured at the Conservative Party Conference at Manchester Central Convention Complex on October 05, 2021. Photo by Ian Forsyth/Getty Images

Boris Johnson urged to sack Priti Patel over her handling of the Ukrainian refug...

KRAKOVETS, UKRAINE - MARCH 09: Refugees fleeing conflict make their way to the Krakovets border crossing with Poland on March 09, 2022 in Krakovets, Ukraine. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images) (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

Brits who house Ukrainian refugees will get £350 a month from government

A voter places a ballot paper in the ballot box at a polling station Picture: PA

Portsmouth City Council to discuss whether to fight government's Elections Bill

The Portsmouth incinerator in Quatremaine Road, Hilsea. Picture: Michael Scaddan

New incinerator would burn 1.5x more waste than Portsmouth

Ballot box

Portsmouth politicians could fight against 'discriminatory' new voter ID rules

Ross McNally Hampshire Chamber Chief Executive and Executive Chairman

Hampshire business boss says levelling up will be a 'failed opportunity' without...

Private rented homes will be subjected to new rules as part of the Levelling Up agenda (image: NationalWorld)

Landlords could be forced to upgrade '800,000 homes' under new Levelling Up Whit...

Leader of Fareham Borough Council Sean Woodward Picture: Sarah Standing (090519-7345)

Council leader asks Michael Gove to allow authority to impose higher council tax

Budds Farm and Havant

Council wants to keep its local plan - though the government says it is illegal

A member of the public receives a dose of the Pfizer BioNtech vaccine at a vaccination centre (Getty Images)

Two jabs offer little protection against Omicron - but boosters up to 75% effect... Group Reporter

Forestside Avenue in Leigh Park Picture: Google

Leigh Park roads where 'under-used' parking spaces could see new homes built

Much of the East Hampshire district, such as the area around Idsworth, is in the South Downs National Park Picture: Jamie Fielding/Courtesy of South Downs National Park Authority

Council urges Michael Gove to protect green fields from housing

Mr Gove was spotted partying until around 3am (Photo: Getty Images)

Stunned clubbers spot Michael Gove partying in nightclub until 3am

Lord Alan Sugar. (Photo by Claire Greenway/Getty Images)

Lord Sugar's bizarre claim about wanting to punch TV star

Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he is "confident" that no further delay to the lifting of remaining Covid restrictions in England will be necessary, and will come to an end on 19 July (Photo: Shutterstock)

Boris Johnson ‘confident’ lockdown restrictions will end in England on 19 July

Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to announce a delay to the ending of social-distancing rules as the Delta variant continues to spread rapidly (Photo: Shutterstock)

Boris Johnson set to delay Covid lockdown easing by four weeks amid rise in case...

MPs say there is 'no justification' for vaccine passports (Photo: JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images)

MPs say that 'discriminatory' vaccine passports 'are not the answer' to lockdown...

Furlough scheme could be extended past end date, Michael Gove suggests

Barbados, Croatia, Greece and Turkey will accept the NHS Covid app (Photo: Shutterstock)

These countries will accept the NHS Covid app as a vaccine certificate

Indoor hospitality will also reopen from 17 May in England (Photo: Getty Images)

Hugs with family and friends and indoor pints to return in England next week

EU has set out plans for Covid vaccine passports - but will UK residents be elig...

Portsmouth International Port (Photo by Andrew Hasson/Getty Images)

Portsmouth council gearing up for court battle with government over 'shoddy' fun...

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Port left short on time and money to deliver Brexit changes

WHO has said that the likes of vaccine passports should not be implemented for international travellers (Photo: MOHAMMED ABED/AFP via Getty Images)

WHO says that vaccine passports should not be permitted for foreign travel - the...

The Prime Minister has urged the nation to be “prudent” by continuing to follow the rules (Photo: Getty Images)

Boris Johnson is ‘very optimistic’ all Covid restrictions will be lifted on 21 J...

Vaccine passports are "under consideration" according to Dominic Raab (Photo: Aaron Chown - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

Vaccine passports still being considered under plans for lockdown easing - what ...

The Government made limited use of quarantine hotels early in the pandemic, such as this Holiday Inn hotel,close to Heathrow Airport which was block-booked by the Department of Health to use as a quarantine zone in March 2020 (Photo: ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP via Getty Images)

Anyone returning from these 'red list' countries to the UK will soon have to qua...

Digital 'Covid health passports' are being trialled - here's why it's controvers...

Hundreds of international flights are arriving in the UK each day - with no Covi...

This is when lockdown measures are likely to lift across the four UK nations

All arrivals to the UK could soon need a negative Covid test - what we know so f...

This is how much your company could get as government announces new support for ...

Park Community School headteacher Chris Anders has criticised the government following a series of policy changes which have affected schools. Picture: Chris Moorhouse

Headteachers are angry at handling of school closures

England’s national lockdown may stay in place until March - what we know so far

'Alternative arrangements’ will be made for GCSE and A Level exams this year - w...

What to expect from a possible Tier 5 lockdown - are restrictions likely to chan...

Pictured: Penny Mordaunt. Picture: Habibur Rahman

Portsmouth MP says Britain can 'focus on the future' as Brexit deal passes

The military is to support mass testing in schools - here's how it will work