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Good evening. A Tory manifesto pledge to ban no-fault evictions has been thrown into doubt after a backlash from Tory MPs.
Elsewhere, Sam Bankman-Fried has been sentenced to 25 years in prison as the FTX founder and convicted fraudster was accused of an “apparent lack of remorse” and “exceptional flexibility with the truth”.
Michael Gove’s no-fault evictions ban thrown into doubt
In a letter to Conservative MPs seen by The Telegraph on Thursday, levelling up minister Jacob Young laid out a series of amendments to the incoming Renters Reform Bill. This included a commitment for the Lord Chancellor to review the “readiness” of the courts before no-fault evictions can be banned.
