Sadiq Khan to announce plans to build houses on London green belt

Mayor to make major policy shift and say scale of housing crisis requires breaking taboo

Sadiq Khan is announcing plans to build on parts of London's green belt, in a dramatic shift in housing policy aimed at tackling the most profound housing crisis in the capital's history".

In a major speech on Friday, the mayor of London is expected to say the scale of the challenge, which could need about 1m new homes built in the next decade, requires a break from longstanding taboos.