Labour’s shadow housing secretary Thangam Debbonaire has hit out at plans announced by the prime minister last week to stimulate housebuilding by cutting planning controls.

Debbonaire, appointed to the shadow cabinet-level position by Kier Starmer upon becoming leader in April, told Housing Today that “planning is not the problem” and said the government was attempting to ignore local democracy and local needs and simply prioritise developer profits.

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