Ruby Lott-Lavigna is the news and politics reporter for openDemocracy specialising in housing and inequalities.
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Published in: Home: NewsRevealed: Only 16 rogue landlords are banned from renting out properties
Cash-strapped councils are reluctant to take landlords to court due to legal costs, a lawyer told openDemocracy
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Published in: Home: VideoWhat has the UK’s Covid inquiry found so far?
For six weeks, lawyers grilled politicians on how prepared the UK was for a pandemic. Here’s what you need to know
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Published in: Home: NewsRevealed: Sunak snubbed request to appoint more diverse Covid inquiry panel
Groups representing minorities were told that having the inquiry overseen by more than one person would take too long
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Published in: Home: NewsExclusive: Government demands Covid inquiry gives back evidence
Cabinet Office request for evidence to be returned comes after it was made to hand over Boris Johnson’s WhatsApps
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Published in: Home: NewsCovid inquiry has no plan to sanction Boris Johnson over missing messages
Bereaved families have called for action against the former prime minister, who claims he can’t unlock his old phone
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Published in: Home: NewsWas Westminster to blame for gaps in Northern Ireland’s pandemic planning?
Arlene Foster says UK government should have ‘stepped in’ – but others disagree about scale and cause of problems