Pennycook appointed housing minister

matthew pennycook

Greenwich and Woolwich MP with a track record of campaigning on low pay, renter rights and placemaking takes key DLUHC brief

Matthew Pennycook has been appointed as housing minister as widely expected.

Pennycook, who was-re-elected as MP for Greenwich and Woolwich with a majority of over 18,000, had served as shadow housing minister since 2021.

He will work underneath Angela Rayner, who was confirmed as housing secretary on Friday evening.

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