The deputy prime minister will kick off the party conference with a speech on housing - against the backdrop of a row over the prime minister accepting freebies.
Angela Rayner will set out measures to protect renters from fire safety defects, damp and mould in her speech at the Labour Party conference. The deputy prime minister, who is also the housing secretary, will commit to 'building homes fit for the future' when she opens the party's first annual gathering since winning the general election.
The Conservatives first proposed Awaab's Law to cover the social rented sector, but Labour will extend it to cover the private sector in a move they say will help tenants in 746,000 homes with reported serious hazards secure faster repairs. Speaking ahead of her speech Ms Rayner, who has also pledged to build 1.5 million homes over the next five years, said: 'Just because Britain isn't working at the moment, it doesn't mean it can't be fixed.
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