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Tory leadership vote

‘delayed after hacking alert’

RISHI Sunak appears to have
lost ground in the Tory leader-
ship race but a reported ballot
delivery delay over security con-
cerns could give him more time to
make an impression before votes
are cast.
A YouGov poll puts Liz Truss
well ahead of Mr Sunak in sup-
port from party members, with
her lead increasing to 34 points.
It shows 60 per cent of the par-
Help house 10,000 Afghan ty members polled between July
29 and August 2 say they intend
refugees, minister tells councils to vote for the Foreign Secretary, decided or will not vote. In a further blow to Mr Sunak,
up from 49 per cent since the pe-
The Conservative Party has YouGov data also showed 83 per
riod July 20 to 21 when the rivals delayed sending out ballots on cent of those who currently say
THE refugees minister has ap- and integrate in the local commu- first made the cut for the final
pealed to councils to help house nity. two. the advice of the National Cyber they intend to vote for Ms Truss
10,500 Afghans currently living in It is up to councils to find accom- Support for Mr Sunak, the for- Security Centre (NCSC), part of also say they have made up their
UK hotels at a cost to the taxpayer modation, but many already face a mer chancellor, has dropped from GCHQ, the Telegraph reported. mind.
of £1m a day. dwindling housing stock. The paper said it understands Just 17 per cent say they might
Lord Harrington told councils The Home Office said homes have 31 per cent to 26 per cent accord- there was no specific threat from still change their mind while 29
the government had fewer than already been found for more than ing to YouGov, while the rest of a hostile state and the concerns per cent of Mr Sunak’s support-
100 properties available in June, 7,000 Afghan evacuees. the 1,043 Conservative party were instead raised over the vul- ers say they might still vote dif-
but expects 500 Afghan arrivals The Home Office said it faced members polled say they are un- nerability of the voting process. ferently.
each month. a "challenge" of insufficient local
Several Afghans said living in ho- housing accommodation in the UK
tels had left them unable to settle. - "not just for Afghans and those in £400 energy payment: Fears
Afghan families are being placed need of protection but also British
in temporary hotels until social citizens who are also on a waiting
housing can be found, according to list for homes". landlords to keep renters' rebate
the Local Government Association. "While hotels do not provide a
Once housing is found, the gov- long-term solution, they do offer
ernment gives the relevant council safe, secure and clean accommoda- TENANTS whose bills are includ- The National Residential Land- holds with the rising cost of living,
more than £20,000 per person over tion," the Home Office added in its ed in their rent could miss out on lords Association (NRLA) also said including a £400 discount on ener-
three years to help them resettle statement. the government's £400 energy re- that where a landlord was acting gy bills.
bate because it is paid to their land- as an energy reseller, "they should When it comes to utility bills,
lord, warn charities. be passing on the savings to their government guidance states that
Housing charity Shelter said this tenant in line with [the regulator] landlords who have a domestic
Labour frontbencher Lisa Nandy group were "at the mercy of their Ofgem's requirements". electricity contract with a licensed
The typical household energy bill supplier and then resell the electric-
pictured visiting picket line landlord passing on this much-need- could hit £3,615 a year in January, ity to their tenant, based on usage,
ed support".
An estimated 585,000 households up from £1,400 a year in October must comply with maximum resale
LISA Nandy has visited striking The Labour leader has said he - 13% of private renters - have ener- 2021, according to a forecast from price rules.
workers on a picket line, despite supports people’s right to strike, gy bills included in their rent. consultancy Cornwall Insight. This means landlords are not al-
party leader Sir Keir Starmer in- but is seeking to contain a row with The government said it expected The government has announced a lowed to make a profit on energy
structing frontbenchers not to at- unions and the left wing of his par- landlords to pass on the discount. package of measures to help house- they are reselling.
tend. ty over his decision to sack Sam
A photograph tweeted by North Tarry from the front bench after
West regional secretary of the he gave broadcast interviews from
Communication Workers Union a picket line.
(CWU) Carl Webb, appeared to Sir Keir accused Mr Tarry of
show the shadow levelling up sec- making up policy “on the hoof” in
retary Ms Nandy meeting striking defiance of the party’s “collective
workers at Wigan picket line on responsibility”, with the move pro-
Monday morning. voking fury on the Labour left.
The image was accompanied by
the caption: “Thanks @lisanandy A member of Ms Nandy’s team
for taking the time to visit the @ told Sky News that she had gone
cwugmersey Wigan picket line this to the picket line to “show her sup-
moring (sic) to speak to #TheCWU port for people campaigning for
BT & Openreach members on better pay and conditions at a real-
strike and show solidarity”. ly tough time, as you’d expect”.
"As Keir said in the Mirror piece
It comes in apparent defiance yesterday, we support their right to
of Sir Keir Starmer saying Labour do that, and what they need now is
must move from being a “party a Labour government so they don’t
of protest” to one that can win an feel like they’re on their own when
election. times are tough."