Keir Starmer puts his hand on Rishi's shoulder as they share a friendly moment in the House of Commons. The Prime Minister and the Leader of the Opposition, smiled as they chatted away, on their way to the House of Lords.
Boris Johnson led a Tory backlash today after Labour ditched 'Levelling Up' - with the former prime minister claiming Sir Keir Starmer 'will axe Brexit next'.
But she confirmed today she was returning to its old name of the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government . The ex-PM posted on X, formerly known as Twitter, this afternoon: 'Axing Levelling Up shows lack of ambition and a failure to believe in this country's potential. 'I look forward to Labour governing without any soundbites, that would be tremendous news for us all.
Since Labour's election win, Ms Rayner has taken charge of what was previously known as the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities He told the BBC: 'Why that is important for me is Levelling Up was only ever a slogan, it wasn't a thing that people felt in their communities.'It started as the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister in 2001, before becoming the Department for Communities and Local Government in 2006, MHCLG in 2018, DLUHC in 2021 and now MHCLG once again.
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