Construction industry gossip: Housing minister on jury service? You decide…

By Joseph Aloysius Hansom2025-07-11T06:00:00

The latest chatter around the industry

You decide

Getting called up for jury service, as we all know, is an important civic duty. But sometimes we have a good reason not to do it – and the government’s website makes it clear you can postpone your stint if your employer will not give you the time off work. If you are housing minister, then being around for arguably the busiest week of policy announcements for the Labour government to date evidently does not count as a good enough excuse.

Matthew Pennycook was off on jury service last week despite the government pumping out 10 major announcements affecting affordable housing.

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