🔺 A sword, cocaine, abuse: Inside 'nightmare' care company for disabled people Our ITV News investigation has uncovered allegations of physical assault, sexual abuse and drug-taking at an award-winning care company for adults with learning disabilities. www.itv.com/news/2026-07...

The enduring political power of Right to Buy. As Britain faces a painful affordability crisis, we still sell off our social housing stock. Will Andy Burnham finally end it? Unlikely. I look at why in my new book Left to Rot: How Governments Have Betrayed Us and How We Fix it amzn.eu/d/09XgJs0V

In my new book Left to Rot, I interview both Andy Burnham and Angela Rayner about the UK housing crisis, what they think should be done and why. They are now in charge. So maybe worth having a read? Find a flavour below, and a link to buy it here: amzn.eu/d/04LNo3xR

I interviewed Andy Burnham in December about his rough sleeping target. He said he hadn’t been able to end it in GM because the Govt made it impossible. His argument will now be he has the levers to ensure a bed every night across the UK. A big pledge.

Why is social housing in such a mess? @danielhewittitv.bsky.social identifies "cuts to local government funding, lack of interest from central government, racism, class..." More on the latest @bylinetimes.bsky.social pod @goldbergradio.bsky.social pod.fo/e/44cd07

BYLINE TIMES PODCAST: Burnham's Priority "Must Be Council Housing"

Adrian Goldberg talks to ITV's Investigations Editor Daniel Hewitt about the dire state of Britain's social housing stock. Dan is the author of "Left To Rot - How Governments Have Betrayed Us And H...

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I’ve written for The i Paper about my investigation into the UK’s housing crisis, culminating in my new book ‘Left to Rot’. There is no greater domestic issue for the government to tackle than housing, all roads lead to it. inews.co.uk/news/leaking...

Leaking sewage and electrified walls - the true horror of Britain’s rental crisis

Daniel Hewitt exposed the shocking state of some of Britain's worst homes. Now he knows what needs to be done to fix the problem

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How council housing saved my family. One of the most fulfilling parts of writing my new book Left to Rot was learning about my family history. From grinding poverty and the slums through the 1930s, 40s and 50s to safe housing and the chance to take different path open.substack.com/pub/danhewit...

How council housing saved my family

Barbara and her grandson, Daniel, in her Walsall council house, 1999

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He’s promised the biggest council house building programme since the post war years, but why? Here’s a run through the reasons how things got so bad, and (some) of the challenges facing Andy Burnham fulfilling his plans. open.substack.com/pub/danhewit...

“Everything starts with a good home.” All roads lead back to housing for Britain’s next PM – the NHS, children’s education, inequality, the welfare bill, growth. But why council housing? Why now? And how? A few words on Andy Burnham’s top priority www.itv.com/news/2026-06...

I interviewed Andy Burnham for my new book - Left to Rot: How Governments Have Betrayed Us and How We Fix It. He has said housing is his number one priority, that you can’t fix Britain without fixing housing. Below is a short extract. Buy Left to Rot now: amzn.eu/d/07K46oaB

Where’s the justice for people with learning disabilitied neglected in care? I’ve spent 18 months investigating. No provider prosecuted, even after a person died I spoke to the CQC, with powers to prosecute but rarely does. 11 since 2016 relating to LD care. www.itv.com/news/2026-06...

I’ll be on BBC 5 Live after 11:30 with Adrian Chiles talking about housing and my new book Left to Rot. You can listen here: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

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Last month I sat down with Andy Burnham for a 30 minute interview on why he’s standing, and what he stands for. You can watch it here: m.youtube.com/watch?v=8_NV...

EXCLUSIVE: Andy Burnham says he will fight to 'change Labour' and 'change the country'

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Hello All Doing this on Monday with @danielhewittitv.bsky.social www.waterstones.com/events/danie... Come down. The book is very good. I am halfway through.

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Thank you to @insidehousing.bsky.social for publishing an extract from my new book, Left to Rot: How Governments Have Betrayed Us and How We Fix It. It is taken from Chapter 7: How to create a crisis. You can buy the book right now www.insidehousing.co.uk/insight/left...

‘Left to Rot: How Governments Have Betrayed Us and How We Fix It’ – an extract from Daniel Hewitt’s new book

In his new book, Daniel Hewitt, investigations editor at ITV News, builds on five years of reporting on the housing crisis to tell the story of who has power, and who doesn’t, in Britain today. Read o...

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𝐒𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗱𝗲 (3/3): 🟡Marie Paris (@doughtystreet.bsky.social) 🟡Ian Browne (@onepumpcourt.co.uk) 🟡Diane Astin 🟡DJ Ian Greenidge Katharine Swindells, @insidehousing.bsky.social journalist, will be interviewing @itvnews.bsky.social journalist & author of 𝘓𝘦𝘧𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘙𝘰𝘵, @danielhewittitv.bsky.social.

Daniel Hewitt (@danielhewittitv.bsky.social)

Investigations Editor: ITV News. Author: Left to Rot (pre-order now) out June 2026. Presenter: The Trapped (podcast). Make documentaries, including Surviving Squalor (ITV). West Brom fan.

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A flavour of my new book, which you can buy now. What does the housing crisis actually look like, and what does it tell us about Britain? The culmination of a 5 year investigation that went beyond housing to social care, the NHS and crumbling schools. open.substack.com/pub/danhewit...

Extract from my new book Left to Rot: How Governments Have Betrayed Us and How We Fix It.

Five years ago I walked into a tower block in Croydon, South London and found something I didn’t think possible in a modern, civilised country.

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So grateful to everyone who came to the launch of my book Left to Rot. Thank you to Crisis for hosting. The book is the culmination of 5 years of reporting on the corners of Britain that too often go underreported but tell us about the true state of Britain. Please give it a go! You can buy it now

👀 @knoxharrington.bsky.social will be alongside @danielhewittitv.bsky.social in Liverpool Waterstones on Monday 22nd June to talk about his book "Left To Rot". You can purchase the book as well as tickets to the event below 👇 📚: www.waterstones.com/events/danie...

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Hello there. I will be with @danielhewittitv.bsky.social in Liverpool Waterstones on Monday 22nd June to talk about his book "Left To Rot". I would like you to come... www.waterstones.com/events/danie...

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My book is out! The human stories of our housing crisis, as well as social care, crumbling hospitals, schools. ‘You won’t be able to put it down and neither should you. This is exactly what journalism should be.' Isabel Hardman, Why We Get The Wrong Politicans www.waterstones.com/book/left-to...

Very blessed to have some lovely reviews for my new book Left to Rot, which is out on June 2nd and available to pre order now. It will hopefully open your eyes to parts of Britain you didn’t know existed. Pre-order from Waterstones: lnkd.in/eWasfZSx Pre-order from Amazon: amzn.eu/d/0cLLwzFz

“We can’t pretend that Keir Starmer was popular or an asset on the doorstep. I mean, we can’t pretend, right? Because if we do so, we can’t address the issue, the importance of change, the importance of a North Star, the importance of sunny uplands, the importance of a vision.”

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New! Sadiq Khan tells me “ten years is not realistic” for Keir Starmer...

Who will be Prime Minister by June 22nd? Whatever happens, THIS is happening. Discussing Left to Rot at Waterstones in Liverpool. The book includes interviews with Angela Rayner and Andy Burnham, which feels significant? Get your ticket (and buy the book) here waterstones.com/events/daniel-…

Food prices will be 50% higher by November then they were in 2021, when the cost of living crisis began. I went to North Shields in 2022 to see the impact. 4 years on I’ve been back to see how the same people are coping. What I found was deeply worrying. m.youtube.com/watch?v=gIjF...

We spoke to the Britons trapped in a never-ending cost of living crisis

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In 2022 I went to North Shields to see how people were coping in a cost of living crisis. Back then Keir Starmer said it showed the “reality in Tory Britain” 4 years on I’ve been back to see the same people in Labour Britain. Has anything changed? www.itv.com/news/2026-04...

Whilst at this I am doing an event @waterstoneslpl.bsky.social in June with @danielhewittitv.bsky.social about his book Left To Rot. You should come to that too. www.waterstones.com/events/danie...

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The UK government has promised to “crack down” on care companies restricting families from visiting relatives with learning disabilities, following an ITV News investigation. The Care Minister told me govt is looking at changing the law to strengthen visiting rights www.itv.com/news/2026-03...

My new book Left to Rot is available to pre-order right now at Waterstones with a 25% discount, for a limited time only. Use the code FEB26 between today and this Friday. www.waterstones.com/book/left-to...

🔺Investigation: Families of severely learning disabled people in care have told us they’re being restricted or banned from visiting them after complaining about negligent care. We spoke to 50 families about the increasing use of contact restrictions. A worrying trend. www.itv.com/news/2026-02...