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• Matthew Pennycook afirma que o fim do sistema deve ser feito lentamente para evitar impactos na oferta de moradias e armadilhas jurídicas. • Uma proibição de novas propriedades sob o regime de leasehold na Inglaterra e no País de Gales dificilmente entrará em vigor antes da próxima eleição, afirmou o ministro da habitação, ao defender as tentativas graduais do governo de desmantelar o sistema. • O fim prometido levaria anos para ser implementado, disse Matthew Pennycook, embora a proibição de leaseholds em novas casas tenha sido aprovada em 2024 e o governo pretenda aprovar uma para novos apartamentos em breve.

PM will face Kemi Badenoch and other MPs at final PMQs of the 2024-26 parliamentary sessionGood morning. Originally Keir Starmer was hoping that there would not be a need for a PMQs today, but we have got one, and it will definitely be the last of the 2024-26 parliamentary session. It will be a chance for Starmer to reflect on all the legislation passed.There is some relief that the government won the vote on Kemi Badenoch’s call for Starmer to be referred to the privileges committee with ease. Here is our overnight story by Pippa Crerar, Ben Quinn and Jessica Elgot. Continue reading...

Chief minister Aminuddin Harun says he would continue in his post for now, even though he no longer enjoys majority support in the 36-seat state assembly in light of UMNO’s move over his handling of a crisis involving the state’s monarchy.

The regional bloc agreed to safeguard regional energy security through strengthened cooperation, timely policy responses and engagement with dialogue partners.

Education secretary says children will face restrictions and government will consider range of views on their formChildren in the UK will face restrictions on their use of social media but the government remains open-minded about what form the limits will take, Bridget Phillipson, the education secretary, has said.Phillipson told broadcasters on Tuesday she had concerns about the content that under-16s were exposed to online and the length of time they spent staring at screens. Continue reading...