News from Cornwall Labour

New affordable housing now major reason to vote Labour in South West

Lee Jameson has said today that plans for new affordable housing in the South West show why people should vote Labour at the upcoming General Election.

Lee, Labour candidate for St Austell and Newquay, responded to news that the South West would benefit from over £54m to develop over one thousand affordable homes. That is more than any other region outside of the South East.

He said: “Labour has made house building and affordable homes a major part of its agenda in Government, and it recognises that the South West is an area in great need of support.

“Our house prices, when compared to local incomes, are among the least affordable in the UK. Yet while other parties complain about each building project and would simply dump our young people in flats in poor parts of major cities, Labour tries to fix the problem on our doorsteps.

“These plans would see over one thousand homes built, many of which would be for social renting. This is exactly what the South West needs and only Labour are committed to specific policies to make it happen.”

Plans would see 328 homes built for sale as affordable homes, while 766 would be built as social housing.

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