Matthew Pennycook: “In exceptional circumstances, green belt land should be developed on”

the aim was to build 'well-designed, affordable, attractive homes' that would 'eventually house millions of people, just as the post-War waves of new towns did'

We don’t think that’s in our national interest. [The ECHR] underpins a series of incredibly important agreements, including the Good Friday agreement. We want to reform it in conjunction with European partners, not by withdrawing from it…

The people who should own buildings, and who should exercise control over their management, shared facilities and related costs are not third-party landlords but the people who live in flats within them and who have a direct stake in their…

I mean, Andy Burnham said in the byelection that he wanted to see more money spent on social rent on council housebuilding. That’s exactly what we’re doing through this initial wave of funding.