General Election results – North East tide turns

With more than 400 seats in Parliament, Keir Starmer’s party has a clear mandate for its manifesto. So what can the built environment expect from our new government?

Take a peek into the ups and downs of the next few years of regional policy with a trip to Huddersfield, West Yorkshire’s potential wonderland. Plus: Renaker lawsuits and press release squabbles.

Mayors getting groovy, a wishlist for sustainable design, and the rise of tactical voting.

With just a few days to go before the public heads to the polls, here’s a quick recap of the essential points for those in the built environment from each of the main parties’ manifestos.

This time next week, polling stations will be open and a new government will be emerging.

Welcome back to The Pulse, your weekly rundown on the election. With the party manifestos out in the open and voter registration deadline passing on Tuesday, we are really taxiing along the electoral runway, heading towards the final two weeks of the campaign.

This week has been punctuated by manifesto launches – ones that should be laced with ambitious and vote-grabbing policies, designed to catch the eye – but ultimately that’s for the voters to decide.

The property industry thinks Labour’s manifesto may be hard to deliver, if Angela Rayner’s recent UKREiiF speech is any guide. Plus: levelling up in Doncaster.

UKREiiF powered through rainy forecasts to deliver three days of panel sessions, networking socials, and roundtable discussions this week. Here are the event’s main talking points.