In full: Government sets out planning reforms and accuses Tories of 'scaremongering'



The Tories claimed the “majority” of the 1.5 million new homes Labour is planning to build over the next five years will be needed to house immigrants.

Kevin Hollinrake, the shadow housing secretary, made the claim as he responded to the Government’s liberalisation of planning rules.

Matthew Pennycook, the housing and planning minister, accused Mr Hollinrake of “scaremongering”.

“He knows those rules. He is scaremongering. It is beneath him. I know that the honourable gentleman doesn’t really believe it.”

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18 thoughts on “In full: Government sets out planning reforms and accuses Tories of 'scaremongering'”

  1. If under current planning rules we already have over 1 million new home build plans approved but not even started, how will making planning rules for new houses easier lead to more houses actually being built?

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  2. It is successive government's that have crippled this once proud and mighty nation while filling their own pockets and those of their mates in my opinion. Things will only get worse for the citizens whilst the government is full of parasites again in my opinion.

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  3. "I have an investor and he wants to invest, blah blah blah, the owner won't sell", tough cheese that's life and the owners perogative.
    Sounds like Gov't want rules changed to bully developments through.

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  4. Certain groups of people that have arrived in the uk are particularly work shy and known for keeping it in the family. Why do we need this drain on the economy? the harm to our culture, the harm to the environment, the drug dealers and just awful filth that they bring with them. We are destroying the uk and the UK gov seem to want that.

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  5. There doing this because muslims and areanged marriages are taking over and this xountry will be one of the worst countrys in the whole world to live in. London is becoming new york proper dystopian hell

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