内容摘要：Sir Keir Starmer has shouted about building homes since his opposition days, trying out the line "we are the builders" at his party's conference in 2023 and repeating it since. Sources in the sector welcome Labour's concentration and ambition on housing and contrast it with the "negative" relationship with the previous government. Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner, who will be on our show tomorrow, is praised for properly talking to, and listening to, the industry.

Sir Keir Starmer has shouted about building homes since his opposition days, trying out the line "we are the builders" at his party's conference in 2023 and repeating it since. Sources in the sector welcome Labour's concentration and ambition on housing and contrast it with the "negative" relationship with the previous government. Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner, who will be on our show tomorrow, is praised for properly talking to, and listening to, the industry.

But he acknowledged his time as an MP "has been curtailed by a mistake for which I have taken full responsibility."Speaking to GB news earlier, Amesbury said he was "sad" and "devastated", adding: "Not only for me, but my staff as well, because, course, it goes beyond me, for my family. This is a result of something that I did on October 26."

Asked about the incident, which was captured on CCTV and widely shared online, Mr Amesbury said "I should have walked away" and "I don't recognise myself".He added: "But it is me, and it's very important that I've owned that through the legal process. A plea of guilty."I've paid a price, I've been punished and rightfully so, and I hope that I learn from this."

He won his seat last year with a majority of 14,696 over Reform UK, and his resignation will be a first by-election test for Sir Keir Starmer's Labour Party.Amesbury pleaded guilty in January to assaulting constituent Paul Fellows, 45, after a row in the early hours of 26 October.

Footage showed the MP punching Mr Fellows to the head, knocking him to the ground, then following him on to the road and starting to punch him again, at least five times.

Mr Amesbury spent three nights in HMP Altcourse before his 10-week sentence was suspended for two years.The Gambling Commission tells us it “is investigating the possibility of offences concerning the date of the election. This is an ongoing investigation.”

We now know there was an unusual surge of betting on a July election just before Rishi Sunak confirmed just that.Data given to the BBC by Smarkets betting exchange shows odds shortened dramatically on the afternoon of the 21 May, the day before the election was announced.

Separately, a study of Betfair betting odds byfound several thousand pounds were wagered the day before the 22 May announcement.