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Tories under fire over 70% discount for council homes
Labour says that more needs to be done now to tackle the lack of social housing
Labour launched a stinging attack yesterday on the government's plans to for council houses to go on sale for an unprecedented 70 per cent discount under right to buy this year.
Labour said that more needs to be done now to tackle the lack of social housing.
The government has pledged that the proceeds of the sales will be directed into new social housing. But Grimsby Labour MP and chairman of the council housing group of MPs Austin Mitchell said that by selling off more council houses in the current climate the government "will diminish stock they could use for the most urgent cases."
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