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The episode discusses the ongoing housing crisis and Labour's potential role in addressing it with guest Rachel Blake.

Housing has been in a state of crisis, it seems, forever. Can Labour actually move the dial on this huge and complicated challenge? Alex, Naomi and Kenny are joined by Labour and Co-op MP for the Cities of London and Westminster, Rachel Blake. Rachel is the ideal guest to help shine some light on the issue of housing – she is a candidate to chair the Housing, Communities and Local Government Select Committee, whose job is to hold the Government's feet to the fire on this very issue. Plus, a perennial story to make you smile. Tune in to fond out more. ***SPONSOR US AT ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠KO-FI.COM/QUIETRIOTPOD⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠*** • Write to your MP about housing issues! • Write to your councillor about housing issues too! • Hedge rage is still a thing • We're also now on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠! • We have put together a ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BLUESKY STARTER PACK⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ with all our regular contributors and some quality sources - join us there! • Email us at…

Topics covered

• housing crisis
• Labour party
• government accountability
• local government
• community issues

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