Richard Bacon
@richardbaconmp
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MP for South Norfolk from June 2001 to May 2024. Sponsor of the Self Build and Custom Housebuilding Act 2015 and ambassador for the Right to Build Task Force.
Joined May 2012
Good housing at prices that ordinary people on normal incomes can afford. Every tenure, from community housing and co-operatives to co-housing and private purchase too. Find out more in @HWGPNFY
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I am backing @RishiSunak to be Conservative Leader and Prime Minister because he will lead a government we can trust to provide stability, competence, good judgement and strong leadership.
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This useful video explains the schemes coming into effect now for energy support:.
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On behalf of my constituents in South Norfolk I was honoured to offer a tribute to Her late Majesty the Queen in the House of Commons.
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I support @RishiSunak for leader as the only candidate who will beat Keir Starmer and win the next General Election. People trust Rishi and know he’s competent and serious. He has a proven track record in difficult times, which I want to see in our next Prime Minister.
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RT @RobertJenrick: Sir George Iacobescu is one of the greatest exponents of urban regeneration, believing in and building Canary Wharf over….
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The man who was the driving force behind the creation of Canary Wharf — transforming abandoned docklands into London’s “second City” — is stepping back fro
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RT @RobertJenrick: We’re putting an end to ground rents for new leasehold properties, the most significant overhaul of property law in a ge….
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RT @RobertJenrick: Building your own home should be a mainstream, realistic and affordable option for people across the country. That’s w….
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It's great to have the strong support of Housing Secretary @RobertJenrick for the work of @nacsba's Right to Build Task Force in opening up more choice and diversity in housing across all tenures.
Wonderful to hear from @richardbaconmp and the @nacsba team this morning, great champions of Britain’s growing self and custom build sector 🇬🇧🏡
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Well said, @RobertJenrick - this is a very important step forward.
And the cladding crisis? Could you just #EndOurCladdingScandal ? Only £16bn - much less than the nuclear warheads no one wants. .
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RT @RobertJenrick: It’s official: figures released today show since Boris Johnson became PM, rough sleeping has almost halved. Thank you….
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My article in the New Statesman on how self and custom housebuilding could play a much bigger role :-
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Self-commissioned housing is more than a distracting hobby for the well-to-do middle classes.
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RT @wabbey: Her Majesty The Queen acceded to the throne #onthisday in 1952. She is the longest-reigning monarch in British history, having….
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RT @RobertJenrick: We’re putting our manifesto commitment to tree lined streets into law. All new developments will be expected to be line….
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ALL new streets will be lined with trees under fresh plans to create more beautiful neighbourhoods in future. As part of proposals from Housing Secretary, Robert Jenrick, he wants all councils to s…
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RT @ChrisPincher: “For the first time we are embedding the principle that buildings should be beautiful” - @RobertJenrick in @thetimes toda….
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The late historian Kenneth Clark said in his documentary Civilisation that the task of a housing secretary was not the words a speech or the policies, but the b
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Embedding beauty in how development is done is central to making more people want more housing. This doesn't work properly as an optional 'add-on' or afterthought. If we want "development" to be a good word, then we must have good development.
We owe a debt of gratitude to the late Sir Roger Scruton, as well as @createstreets @Policy_Exchange @PrincesFound @ConHome and many others that have campaigned for better and more beautiful homes.
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RT @mhclg: Today we’re opening a new Community Housing Fund to support community-based organisations to deliver local housebuilding project….
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RT @RobertJenrick: It was brilliant to meet Barbara, getting vaccinated at the Al-Abbas mosque in Birmingham today. And to thank Sheikh Nur….
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RT @pow_rebecca: Making sure we have clean rivers is one of my top priorities. I’m delighted to be working with @Dunne4Ludlow on how we can….
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RT @RobertJenrick: Introducing the new ‘Right to Regenerate’: local people to be given a new right to take over unused council-owned buildi….
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RT @RobertJenrick: Everyone In - our strategy 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝘀𝗹𝗲𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀 from #Covid19 - has undoubtedly saved many lives. Our next step:….
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