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In this video, we’ll take a look at London’s housing crisis, Khan’s green belt proposal, and whether it could work.

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London Housing Crisis
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgkg54nd5d5o 

London ranked most expensive city for construction in the world

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4gr7lejgj9o 
https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/london-rent-house-prices-uk-ons-103540164.html
https://centreforlondon.org/reader/londons-homes-today/chapter-1/ 
https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/london-income-rent-cost-103726772.html 

Green Belt Proposal
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/may/09/sadiq-khan-to-announce-plans-to-build-houses-on-london-green-belt
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwy73n9kxyjo
https://southwarknews.co.uk/area/london/why-sadiq-khan-is-u-turning-on-his-previously-held-policy-of-not-building-on-londons-green-belt/ 
https://www.cityam.com/the-debate-should-we-build-on-the-green-belt/ 

UK Government Housebuilding Target
https://www.centreforcities.org/press/housebuilding-will-miss-2029-target-by-at-least-388000-homes-despite-revised-planning-policy/ 

Response to Centre for Cities report

https://www.theconstructionindex.co.uk/news/view/government-admits-house-building-target-will-be-missed

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In this video, we’re going to have a look into Reform UK’s continued rise in the polls, and examine exactly how they became the most likely party to win the next election.

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Wikipedia Poll of Polls
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opinion_polling_for_the_next_United_Kingdom_general_election

Spectator on Farage’s Poll Surge
https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/poll-reform-support-surges-to-record-high/

YouGov Favourability Ratings
https://yougov.co.uk/politics/articles/52187-political-favourability-ratings-may-2025

YouGov Polling on What Starmer Stands For
https://yougov.co.uk/politics/articles/51943-five-years-after-being-elected-labour-leader-the-majority-of-britons-are-unclear-what-keir-starmer-stands-for

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On Monday, the UK and EU held a summit, marking the beginning of Starmer’s so-called reset with the EU and paving the way for a deeper relationship in the future. In this video, we’re taking a look at what both sides want, what they got, and what it means going forward.

Read the full “Common Understanding” document here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ukeu-summit-key-documentation/uk-eu-summit-common-understanding-html

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1 – https://www.ft.com/content/1d301451-72cc-4eb0-a9c9-1d0f6930b520
2 – https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cx2jkz3d0drt
3 – https://globaleurope.eu/europes-future/what-to-expect-of-todays-first-eu-uk-summit/

00:00 – Introduction
01:17 – Negotiations
04:49 – Outcome
06:52 – Sponsored Content

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Labour’s dominance in Wales in under threat in the next Senedd election with both Reform and Plaid Cymru rising in the polls. So in this video, we’ll take a look at why Labour’s stocks are falling and what a potential Plaid government might look like.

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Plaid Cymru leads YouGov/ITV poll:
https://yougov.co.uk/politics/articles/52116-first-yougov-voting-intention-in-wales-since-2024-general-election-shows-collapse-in-labour-support 
https://www.itv.com/news/wales/2025-05-06/labour-support-collapses-as-plaid-cymru-and-reform-battle-it-out-itv-poll 

YouGov, approval of UK and devolved governments:
https://yougov.co.uk/politics/articles/51513-do-scottish-and-welsh-people-approve-of-their-governments 

Welsh independence polling:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opinion_polling_on_Welsh_independence

Plaid says no referendum in first term:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0454xvyy4xo 

Winter fuel payment cut in Wales:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cdx92n4z0l6o 

Disability cuts in Wales:
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/apr/24/wales-and-north-of-england-face-disability-cuts-double-whammy
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cd0205xyrl7o 

Labour struggling in Wales:
https://www.publicaffairsnetworking.com/news/one-year-to-save-welsh-labour 

Port Talbot vs Scunthorpe steel:
https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/government-stepped-save-british-steel-31413060 

20mph speed limit polling:
https://yougov.co.uk/politics/articles/50349-wales-overwhelmingly-rejects-the-20mph-speed-limit

Welsh FM criticises UK Labour:
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/may/06/welsh-labour-first-minister-says-she-is-losing-patience-with-starmers-policies  

NHS in Wales:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cqlle33n77lo
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c62g10z7d5mo 

Country statistics used (over 65s, farms per capita, etc):
https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/populationandmigration/populationestimates/bulletins/populationandhouseholdestimateswales/census2021
https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/publications/scotlands-population-2023-the-registrar-generals-annual-review-of-demographic-trends/
https://www.nisra.gov.uk/system/files/statistics/MYE23-bulletin_1.pdf 
https://www.gov.wales/sites/default/files/statistics-and-research/2021-08/farming-facts-and-figures-2021-695.pdf
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/farming-evidence-pack-a-high-level-overview-of-the-uk-agricultural-industry/farming-evidence-key-statistics-accessible-version

00:00 – Introduction
01:16 – Polling
02:28 – Independence?
03:25 – Labour’s fall & Plaid’s rise
06:49 – Conclusion
07:29 – Sponsored content

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Yesterday, Keir Starmer announced Labour’s new plans to reduce net migration into the UK, with immigration cited as one of the biggest issues facing the country. But how effective will these measures be? And how have people responded to the policies?

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UK Government Immigration White Paper
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6821aec3f16c0654b19060ac/restoring-control-over-the-immigration-system-white-paper.pdf
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/prime-minister-unveils-new-plan-to-end-years-of-uncontrolled-migration

Explainers on Immigration Policy
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/ce810e3z6dkt
https://news.sky.com/story/starmer-says-net-migration-will-fall-with-controlled-selective-and-fair-system-13366455

Starmer’s Press Conference
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cg4vlyly0l2o
https://on.ft.com/3F4TpC2

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