Angela Rayner: “This measure will give mayors the choice to raise and reinvest funding where it's needed most.”

It's always been Labour policy to recognise a Palestinian state, and it felt like we got there too late. It was something that should have been really clear.

Families can’t be left raising children without a place to call home, and none of us should spend years waiting for somewhere safe and affordable to live.

I do not take this lightly. I recognise the huge amount of work that has already gone into progressing reorganisation in each of these areas and I am very grateful for it.

As we are now more determined than ever to devolve power closer to the people we represent, it’s only right that as a new secretary of state I make sure that everything we do is working towards that plan to change Britain, without delay.