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The prime minister has said Chancellor Rachel Reeves will face no further action over the failure to obtain the correct licence when renting out her family home. However, Sir Keir Starmer said it was "regrettable" Reeves did not share all the relevant emails when she first told him about the issue on Wednesday evening. The chancellor initially said neither she nor her husband were aware a licence was needed

The Tory leader Kemi Badenoch has said the Chancellor's position is "extremely tenuous" as Rachel Reeves has spent months "floating punishing tax hikes on family homes" whilst she has been "profiting from illegally renting out her house."

Drivers in south London have been refunded £485,000 in bus lane fines due to an administrative error found by Southwark Council.

Southwark Council illegally issued more than 10,000 penalty charge notices (PCNs) in just four months, totaling £485,220, due to quoting the wrong laws.

The Betterpoints app has cost Southwark council £171,000 with only 1,300 active users, raising concerns over its effectiveness and value for money.

Jade Kendall carries her wheelchair-bound daughter up three flights of stairs in Bermondsey following major surgery, facing a precarious situation without proper assistance from Southwark Council.

Cllr Victor Chamberlain stated that Cllr Williams' resignation speaks volumes about Labour's failures, emphasizing the need for change in Southwark leadership.