Summary

  • Housing Secretary Michael Gove pledges that by the next election the government will have outlawed no-fault evictions

  • The practice sees a landlord use Section 21 of the Housing Act 1988 to end a tenancy without having to prove any fault on the part of the tenant

  • Gove tells Laura Kuenssberg that new legislation - the Renters (Reform) Bill - will stop this from happening

  • Meanwhile Labour's national campaign co-ordinator Pat McFadden defends his party's decision to U-turn on investing £28bn a year in green policies

  • He says the UK's economy has changed drastically since that was first announced - and Labour has a "duty to announce deliverable policies"

  • Today's panel includes historian Simon Schama, editor of the Sun newspaper Victoria Newton, and housing activist Kwajo Tweneboa

Live Reporting

Edited by Jack Burgess

  1. Who broke housing system? Laura asks Gove

    Michael Gove and Laura Kuenssberg look at a chart showing the number of social homes has gone down by 181,214 between 2012/13 and 2022/23

    Housing Secretary Michael Gove is the first guest on Laura Kuenssberg's show today.

    Laura starts by showing the housing secretary statistics on screen showing house prices and renting costs across the UK rising dramatically in recent years.

    You said yourself the system is broken, she puts to Gove. "Who broke it?"

    Gove points to several factors that he says explains why the UK's housing system is struggling. He says that overseas investment, supply and demand issues, and access to mortgage finance have put massive pressure on the housing market.

  2. Panel begin by discussing biggest stories of the day

    Laura Kuenssberg speaks to Simon Schama, Victoria Newton and Kwajo Tweneboa

    Let's get the panel's opening remarks.

    Asked to comment on the continuing war in Gaza, Simon Schama discusses Rafah, in southern Gaza, and says Israelis are "desperate" to have their hostages handed back.

    Sun editor Victoria Newton says her paper's readers "just want the violence to stop".

    Meanwhile, housing activist Kwajo Tweneboa describes the UK's housing crisis as "bleak".

  3. And we’re live!

    Laura Kuenssberg

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  4. Kwajo Tweneboa's story taking on housing giants - and winning

    22-year-old Kwajo Tweneboa in front a social housing complex

    One of today's panellists is Kwajo Tweneboa, a social housing activist who advocates for better homes for social housing tenants.

    In 2021, when he was a 22-year-old student, has become an unlikely champion for social housing tenants, shaming Clarion, Europe's biggest housing association, into action.

    "I can't let people live in squalor," Kwajo said, adding that "houses are being overrun by mice, cockroaches, rats in some cases".

    Unable to get in touch with Clarion directly, he resorted to posting a series of images on Twitter - eventually prompting the housing association into action and repairing the flat.

    Kitchen cabinets at Kwajo Tweneboa's flat waterlogged and falling apartPA Media

    At one point the kitchen cabinets at Kwajo's flat were waterlogged and falling apart

    He has since set his sights on helping other tenants who are less skilled in the use of social media or are more nervous about speaking out.

    Read more about Kwajo's story here.

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  6. Ralph Fiennes adds voice to campaign against 112-mile pylons route

    A close of up Ralph Fiennes with some buildings and a beach in the background, from his movie ‘Coast’Coast

    Today's guest Ralph Fiennes is best known for his roles in the Harry Potter and James Bond movies.

    But last month, Fiennes hit the headlines for a slightly different reason after he made a film campaigning against plans to install electricity hubs and pylons across the area where he grew up in Suffolk.

    The four-minute film - titled ‘Coast’ - urges energy companies to instead take advantage of wind farms in the North Sea and build an offshore grid that would be greener and cheaper than building on land.

    "The environmental legacy of any government is at stake," he said.

    The National Grid - the energy company behind these plans - has disputed Fiennes' claims that an offshore solution would be cheaper.

    Read more on this story.

  7. Who's being interviewed on today's show?

    Tory MP Michael Gove smilesPA Media

    Let’s take a look at Laura Kuenssberg’s three main guests this week.

    Michael Gove has been the levelling up, housing and communities secretary since October 2022, and is the MP for Surrey Heath.

    Laura’s likely to quiz him about today’s story that empty high street shops could be quickly converted to homes under an expected relaxation of planning laws.

    Shadow chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, and Labour’s campaign co-ordinator, Pat McFadden is also on the show.

    He's likely to be asked about Labour’s green investment U-turn, following an announcement that the party is scaling back its target to spend £28bn a year on green industries if it wins power.

    Laura will also be speaking to actor and producer Ralph Fiennes, who is currently starring in a theatre production of Shakespeare’s Macbeth. Cinema-goers will recognise Fiennes from his role as M in the James Bond films and many others, including Schindler’s List and The Menu.

  8. Gove eyes quick shop conversions to create more homes

    A general view of the high street in Maidenhead

    Empty high street shops could be quickly converted to homes under an expected relaxation of planning laws.

    Housing Secretary Michael Gove is expected to announce that a law allowing commercial buildings to be turned into homes without planning permission will extend to shops and offices of any size.

    It will also cut the need for them to have been empty for a period of time.

    Labour say the plan is an old idea and that home approvals in brownfield areas have halved under Tory rule.

    We're expecting to hear more about this story on today's programme.

    Read the full story here.

  9. Who’s on today’s panel?

    As always, there's a panel of guests joining Laura Kuenssberg to discuss this morning’s interviews and the latest political news.

    We’ll be hearing from:

    • Historian Simon Schama, who has presented many BBC TV documentaries, including Simon Schama's History of Now and A History of Britain
    • Housing activist Kwajo Tweneboa, who campaigns against poor social housing conditions
    • And Victoria Newton, editor of the Sun newspaper - whose publisher News Group Newspapers, now News UK, faces a legal battle against the Duke of Sussex over claims it used illegal methods to gather information
    Sun editor Victoria Newton

    Victoria Newton has been editor of the Sun newspaper since February 2020

  10. Are the politics of climate change going out of fashion?

    Laura Kuenssberg
    Presenter, Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg

    Watch: Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer confirms end of £28bn a year green investment plan

    What's in vogue? Not just Keir Starmer in this month's glossy mag, or news that "discreet chic" is back and flamboyant "statement gowns" are out!

    Politics has fashions too - what's in and out.

    It's not so long ago that world leaders were jostling to be pictured with celebs like Leonardo diCaprio, Stella McCartney or Emma Watson at the huge COP26 climate conference in Glasgow where Boris Johnson played host.

    Then, it was hip to be green - being at COP in 2021 was the political equivalent of the fashion week front row.

    But with Labour shrinking away from its big £28bn commitments this week, and the Conservatives shifting tack and rumoured to be dropping the so-called "boiler tax", there's no doubt trends have changed.

    Read Laura’s full story here

  11. Wakey wakey

    Jack Burgess
    Live reporter

    Good morning and welcome to our live coverage of today’s Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg programme.

    This week’s political interviews are with Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Secretary Michael Gove and Pat McFadden, who is Labour’s national campaign co-ordinator and shadow chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster.

    Laura will also be joined on the show by actor and producer Ralph Fiennes.

    The show kicks off at 09:00 GMT, so stick with us regular updates, reaction and analysis.

    You can also watch live on BBC One and iPlayer, or by clicking the Play button at the top of this page.

    Actor Ralph Fiennes smiles

    Fiennes is known for such roles as Voldermort in the Harry Potter films