Unions, Green Party and housing groups unite for National Housing Demonstration
10.03.2026 21:05
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Unions, Green Party and housing groups unite for National Housing Demonstration
There has officially been an announced for new national protest coalition for rent controls, stating that The Green Party will "never yield" on protecting tenants from the current housing crisis.
National Housing Demonstration planned for the 18th of April in central London.
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More than 50 organisations, including #TradeUnions, #TenantsUnions and the #GreenParty have announced the National Housing Demonstration in Central London on Saturday 18 April. They’re demanding urgent #RentControls and a new generation of accessible #CouncilHomes
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Mass protest for housing on April 18 Morning Star10 Mar 2026By Ceren Sagir Social affairs reporter cerensagir@peoples-press.com MORE than 50 trade unions, tenants’ groups and politicians have backed the National Housing Demonstration in central London, demanding urgent rent controls and a new generation of accessible council homes. Thousands of tenants from across England and Wales are expected to take to the streets on Saturday April 18, in protest at the government’s “refusal to tackle runaway rents.” Major unions, including the NEU, PCS and FBU, are joining forces with the Green Party, London Renters Union, Greater Manchester Tenants Union, Generation Rent and dozens of grassroots campaigns. Asking rents for private tenants have risen by 44 per cent since the pandemic, while social rents and service charges continue to climb, campaigners warn. About one in three renters now struggles to afford essentials like food and heating, and 330,000 households are currently facing homelessness.
Brent Trades Council delegates will be at the National Housing Demonstration on Saturday 18th April, 1pm - come and join us
Graphic with CND logo and "Homes not nukes"
Graphic for national housing demonstration on Saturday 18 April, 1PM Central london.
Graphic with logos of national housing demonstration supporters including CND.
Rather than spending billions of pounds on new nuclear weapons that threaten us all while making us poorer, the government should be investing more in necessary services like housing and healthcare!
HOMES NOT NUKES! Join the national housing demonstration on Saturday, 18 April!
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This is what happens when ordinary people failed by the state come together to campaign for justice.
Our complaint against Lord Chadlington has been upheld: he breached standards over covid PPE deals.
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Kent County Council street sign saying ‘Street Lights Not Working’.
This sign has been up for weeks.
Reform-controlled Kent County Council generating more heat than light.
#reformnotworking
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The morally bankrupt Trump administration has partnered with another morally bankrupt authoritarian to declare an unprovoked war on Iran, already killing scores of civilians.
We need an immediate vote from Congress on a War Powers Resolution. Then articles of impeachment.
The new generation in Iran, that did not see American atrocities in Iran before, now understand why their parents were anti-American
1/3 Covid Inquiry Module 10 Day 5. Today the Inquiry will hear from 4 witnesses:
Dr Clare Wenham (Expert in the impact on gender inequalities)
Gisela Valle (on behalf of the DA Group)
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Dr. Sarah Hughes (on behalf of Mind). We have been granted 2 minutes to ask 1 approved question.
Prof. Sarah Stewart-Brown (Centre for Strategy & Evaluation Services). We have 2 minutes to ask 1 approved question.
1/3 Covid Inquiry Module 10 Day 3. Today we will hear from:
Prof. David Osborn (Expert in the impact on mental health services for people with severe mental illness)
Prof. Sir Michael Marmot and Prof. Clare Bambra (Experts in the impact of health inequalities)
This week, the final module of the Covid Inquiry began.
In his opening statement on our behalf, Pete Weatherby KC set out why understanding the pandemic’s impact is crucial.
If we do not learn the lessons, we cannot save lives when the next crisis hits.
You can watch the opening statement in full here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWBw...
"The fight hasn't stopped, and so, neither shall we."
Read the latest blog from our co-founder, Matt Fowler, reflecting on the final Inquiry hearings and the journey the campaign has been on to reach this point:
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Protest at St Paul’s Cathedral demands an end to the Rosebank Oilfield.
#StopRosebank
#NoNewOilAndGas
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Roses are red
Oil is jet black
We must Stop Rosebank
So Labour - don’t backtrack
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You can watch the hearings live here from Monday at 10:30 am:
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Our campaign for justice does not end when the hearings finish.
What matters next is implementation, turning the Inquiry’s recommendations into changes that save lives in the future.
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For bereaved families, this has been years in the making.
We began calling for an Inquiry back in 2020, and the first public hearings started back in June 2023.
This is the last time the inquiry will hear from those who lost the most to Covid.
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On Monday, the final public hearings of the Covid-19 Inquiry begin.
Module 10 will examine the impact of the pandemic on society, including bereavement and bereavement support, mental health, and wider experiences across communities.
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NEW: Cabinet Secretary, Chris Wormald has resigned.
Time for him to reflect on his contribution to pandemic failures as made clear by the covid inquiry.
No peerage please.
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We welcome the news that Chris Wormald has resigned.
When he was appointed Cabinet Secretary, we warned ministers that many would see it as his failures during the pandemic being brushed aside, or even rewarded.
Those concerns were ignored.
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Following reports that Cabinet Secretary Chris Wormald may be the next to go, we say this can’t come too soon given his role in pandemic failures & appalling evidence to the covid inquiry 👇🏻
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Can’t come too soon given his role in pandemic failures. Amongst other things, covid inquiry concluded he failed to correct assurances that Govt was adequately prepared.
Let’s put an end to failing upwards.
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Bereaved families watched him give evidence to the Inquiry and heard repeated denials and a refusal to accept responsibility for what went wrong.
It is unacceptable that, rather than being dismissed long ago for his critical failures during the pandemic, he was promoted.
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