Badenoch claims Labour is preparing for a general election in May 2027 – UK politics live

Speculation about an early election continue to persist even as Andy Burnham ruled it out Zack Polanski is expected to call for a triple lock-style guarantee for private renters at his party’s annual conference in Brighton today, to ease young adults’ housing costs. The Green party leader’s speech will set out plans for a “three-year emergency brake”, which would temporarily limit rent rises to the lowest of either Consumer Prices Index (CPI) inflation, wage growth or 2%. Today I’m calling for a three-year emergency brake on private rents – no rent rises above CPI, wage growth or 2% –…