Labour vows to deliver highest level of new housing since the early 70s

Sir Keir Starmer says he will 'bulldoze' planning restrictions to deliver new housing

Sir Keir Starmer says he will ‘bulldoze’ planning restrictions to deliver new housingSir Keir Starmer promised to build 1.5m homes, some of which will be in newly created towns, within his first term in parliament should he succeed in becoming elected.Sir Keir said the system was “a blockage that stops this country building roads, grid connections, laboratories, trainlines, warehouses, windfarms, power stations” and “an obstacle to the aspirations of millions”.

The 1.5 million homes promised would also involve new development corporations with powers to cut through red tape and the creation of the “next generation of Labour new towns”. Another source said the housing plans would have “an exponential curve” to them, meaning a future Labour government will have to deliver well over 300,000 houses a year by the end of the parliament.

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