Hannah Spencer: “This is a massive backtrack by Andy Burnham, who made a clear pledge to dedicate the £39bn Affordable Homes Programme to…”

We’ve seen absolute chaos as a result of these recent temperatures, and such a massive human cost, yet we haven’t heard a peep from government about how they plan to protect us all.

I had one constituent contact me about the appalling conditions he faced laying Tarmac on roads in Gorton and Denton in temperatures he called unbearable.

The unsafe temperatures we’re seeing now should be a huge wake-up call.

From bus and train drivers sweltering in cabins that are hotter than the soaring temperatures outside and bakers working in temperatures of over 40 degrees, to builders whose workplaces offer no respite from the heat, the government has a…