Foreign Secretary David Lammy is giving a statement on the situation in Syria later this afternoon following the fall of Assad's regime. Meanwhile, Rachel Reeves is in Brussels for talks with the EU and a minister seems inspired by Dominic Cummings.
By Alix Culbertson, political reporterProperty developers will be able to bypass planning committees under new government plans to 'overhaul' the process.Applications 'that comply with local development plans' will not have to get approval from local council planning committees in England under the new plan, Housing Secretary and Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner has announced.
The move is part of what the government is calling its 'Plan for Change' and will also see a national 'scheme of delegation' - outlining who has the authority to make decisions and perform certain functions - the creation of 'streamlined committees for strategic development' and mandatory training for planning committee members.Local planning officers will also be given more powers to implement the agreed planning policy.
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