Robert Jenrick
Charlie Stayt raised eyebrows last week when he commented about the size of an MP's flag.
“I think it’s just a little bit small, but that’s your department really.”
Robert Jenrick's department announces homelessness cash – but can't say how many vulnerable people have been placed in homes.
HuffPost UK revealed this month how hundreds of homeless people were being "criminalised" by the legislation during the pandemic.
The initiative has won praise but Labour and housing charities say the latest figures show its success was short-lived.
Campaigners say more must be done to prevent the "cliff edge" of homelessness as the number of people in arrears continues to increase.
Tory MPs and Labour vent fury at Robert Jenrick as thousands face huge bill for fire-safety improvements in wake of the Grenfell fire.
The government is facing another big Tory rebellion, this time over the cladding scandal which has seen people trapped in unsafe, unsellable flats after the Grenfell disaster, because their buildings are covered in unsafe material. Boris Johnson’s lockdown caution is also causing consternation on the backbenches, as the vaccine rollout continues to move along at pace.
It is believed that the new variant of coronavirus has already spread around the country.
Communities secretary Robert Jenrick has said the new variant is "prevalent probably in most regions of the country”.