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Strong rhetoric on planning but no surprises as Keir Starmer launches Labour manifesto
Policy document light on new policy and bets big on growth
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Labour unveils plans to unblock prison building and force firms to train domestic labour force
Companies could lose right to sponsor visas if they do not back party’s training plans
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Barking and Dagenham council leader Darren Rodwell dropped as Labour candidate
Rodwell withdrawn from candidacy for Labour safe seat amid an internal investigation
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Labour would allow firms to spend half of apprenticeship funds to train existing staff
Conservatives also unveil 30 more towns in line for levelling up cash as main parties continue election campaigning
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Labour unveils green energy plan for first year in government
Party would start projects within months of winning the July election as it re-commits to decarbonise grid by 2030
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Labour pledges to merge NIC and IPA if elected in infrastructure shake-up
Policy the result of party’s review into major project delivery
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Ex-Siemens boss picked to lead Labour review into infrastructure delivery
Recommendations could influence party policy ahead of election
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Key takeaways and talking points from the Labour Party conference
Amid uncertainty around commitments to net zero and infrastructure investment, the opposition set out its stall for the coming election. Daniel Gayne and Thomas Lowe report
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Labour recommits to Northern Powerhouse Rail – but no promise to deliver HS2
Both schemes were previously Labour manifesto commitments
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Government rejects proposal to mandate project bank accounts on public jobs
Labour MP’s amendement would have applied to work valued at more than £2m
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Ministers accused of withholding data on England’s crumbling school estate
Labour to force release of survey in parliament
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Meet the shadow cabinet: who are they and what would they do for construction?
As Labour’s poll numbers soar, we explore the key figures for construction in the shadow cabinet
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Green infrastructure investment centre-stage at conference as Labour poll lead grows
Shadow chancellor announces £8bn green fund after Starmer promises to support homeownership
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Rising materials and labour costs see contractors fearing downturn, says Gleeds report
Some hopes that market may be stabilising in longer term as commodity prices drop
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Labour names new shadow housing minister
Manchester Central MP given the role after incumbent Thangam Debbonaire promoted
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General election 2019: Which MPs lost out?
MPs for two London boroughs and a Merseyside constituency lose seats
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Labour promise £75bn for ‘housing revolution’
Party to build 150,000 council and social homes a year if it wins next month’s general election
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Brexit vote has ‘potential to paralyse construction growth’, say industry bosses
Construction industry reacts to Theresa May’s historic loss in yesterday’s meaningful vote
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Lendlease sues council that scrapped £2bn housing deal
But Haringey says its agreement was conditional and only owes contractor £500,000 for half the costs
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Proposed reforms to tackle late payments welcomed by cross-party group of MPs
Recommendations made by the Association of Accounting Technicians as part of call for evidence by business department