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'

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.

We want to see new homes built on them to bolster economic growth to get development in the right places

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…