And it's been made a lot busier by a simple fact - tonight is the start of MPs' summer recess. Nurses face having to tighten their beltsTory ministers announced with great fanfare this week a pay rise for 900,000 public sector workers. Hours after the pay rise, Chancellor Rishi Sunak launched a massive spending review to "reprioritise and deliver savings" across government. Tory ministers have been reforming planning rules since 2013 to extend rights to convert buildings, like office or storage units, into homes without full planning permission. The bad news for them is the government has confirmed, hours before the summer break, that it'll relax the rules on building or extending 5G masts.

Source: Daily Mirror July 22, 2020 18:17 UTC