Only Tony Blair himself has purer Blairite credentials ... ambition is the word that crops up most about her work Irrepressible minister whose private briefing became an open book Caroline Flint has had one of those weeks that makes you wonder why anyone would want to be a minister. She served as...
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Taxpayers could face losses of up to £300 million as part of Prime Minister Gordon Brown’s plans to prop up the housing market. They will bear the brunt of any negative equity blighting the 10,000 homes the Government...
The major cross-government package of new measures to meet current challenges in the housing market has received a mixed reception from the property industry. Communities Secretary Hazel Blears said the £1b package is to...
Anne Ashworth, Property Editor The lukewarm response to the measures to stimulate the housing market must have caused even the usually relentlessly perky Hazel Blears, the Communities Secretary, to sigh a little. But this...
By James Kirkup Political Correspondent Low-income families will be given taxpayer-backed loans to buy a share in newly built properties, under a £1 billion scheme announced by the Government. Hazel Blears put the shared...