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Morning Briefing: Theresa May on the brink

Reports of the prime minister’s imminent resignation are growing ever more widespread, in news that could have a dramatic effect on the social housing sector

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Morning Briefing: reports of the prime minister’s imminent resignation are growing ever more widespread #ukhousing

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The BBC reports that senior cabinet ministers have said Theresa May will announce the date of her departure this morning.

According to its sources, the prime minister will give a timetable today for her successor to be chosen, potentially starting a leadership race on 10 June.

Last month The Housing Podcast discussed the runners and riders for the Conservative leadership and weighed up who should be the sector’s preference.

Today also sees Inside Housing launch its Assaults Survey for this year. If you are a frontline housing staff member, we want to hear from you about your experiences working in the sector. If you have a spare five minutes, please fill out the survey by clicking the link here.

The BBC has also covered a report from the thinktank IPPR Scotland. It says that a classroom of children could fall into poverty every day without benefit reform.

The report said that family income support measures should be introduced quickly to avoid 50,000 youngsters being affected by 2023/24.

Meanwhile the Belfast Telegraph reports on claims from an estate agent that Northern Ireland needs 9,000 new homes a year to keep pace with the “massive demand”.

Simon Brien, according to the paper, argued that demand is outstripping supply and pointed to a significant rise in the average price of a home in the province since last year.

This comes as the same paper carries a story on warnings from Carolyn Fairbairn, director general of the Confederation of British Industry.

She told business figures in Belfast last night that the Northern Ireland economy will lose £1bn if Stormont is not restored this year.

Elsewhere, PBC Today reports that the UK’s largest housing association, Clarion, has submitted two further detailed planning applications for its £1bn regeneration scheme in Merton.

In more local news, the Enfield Independent has a report on the council’s plan to bring housing repairs back in-house.

Until now the local authority had contracted repairs to private firms but amid concerns over quality it has established an in-house team for £1.2m.

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