RISHI Sunak is facing pressure to speed up the building of new houses to win back younger voters, senior Tories say. The Prime Minister is being urged to reform planning laws after Labour vowed to …
RISHI Sunak is facing pressure to speed up the building of new houses to win back younger voters, senior Tories say.is being urged to reform planning laws after Labour vowed to build 1.5 million new homes within five years of taking power.
He added: "Adopting it would get the government back on the front foot when it comes to perhaps the most significant public policy challenge facing our country today." He also called himself a ‘YIMBY’ - Yes In My BackYard - wanting to bulldoze through local planning restrictions and even overrule his MPs blocking developments.
Number 10 has also been urged to look at shifting from the energy price cap model to a more targeted cap for the most vulnerable customers.
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