Sunak’s vow to stop housebuilding on green belt labelled as ‘desperate’
by Aubrey Allegretti and Robert Booth from Environment | The Guardian on (#61X3G)
Experts warned the move would significantly worsen the UK's housing crisis and push up living costs
Rishi Sunak's vow to block housebuilding on the green belt has been labelled a desperate" bid for Tory members' votes, with experts warning that the move would significantly worsen the UK's housing crisis and push up living costs.
With just days until ballots drop in the leadership contest to replace Boris Johnson, and behind Liz Truss in the polls, Sunak said new property development should take place squarely on brownfield, brownfield, brownfield".
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