Angela Rayner will announce a series of measures to protect renters from fire safety defects, damp and mould, and drive up housing standards in her speech at Labour Party conference. The Deputy Prime Minister will commit to “building homes fit for the future” in Sunday’s speech,

Rachel Reeves has delivered her first speech at Labour ’s annual conference as the party faces criticism over its decision to drop the winter fuel allowance and controversy around gifts received by ministers.

The event began on Sunday morning (22 September) still mired in a row over gifts to senior MPs and questions about Sir Keir Starmer’s chief of staff. Ms Rayner, the deputy prime minister, said she understood why people were “frustrated” and “angry” that figures including Sir Keir had received thousands of pounds in gifts.