'I get the final say on what gets built in Manchester - and even I can't afford to buy in the city centre'
When Sir Richard Leese became Manchester's council leader in 1996, Jon-Connor Lyons was still in the womb. Now, the 26-year-old Labour councillor from Newton Heath will have the final say on what gets built across the city.
But Jon-Connor intends to use his influence to push for more affordable and social housing at every opportunity. He wants to see more housing of all kinds built across the city, as well as more modern offices with co-working spaces. "I've always said we need to be building affordable and social housing in every part of the city. In the city centre, you don't need to have a car and you've got so many jobs you can access.
Upon the plan's publication last year, Labour councillor Gavin White, who is Manchester's executive member for housing and development, said that the council must 'push' developers to pay for more affordable housing and hold them to account when they claim they cannot. But the council is no longer simply relying on developers to deliver the type of housing the city needs.
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