LABOUR’S “freedom to buy” scheme won’t do anything to solve the housing crisis and will leave millions trapped in extortionate and insecure homes, campaigners charged yesterday.

The pledge is a rebrand of the Tories’ existing mortgage guarantee scheme, which allows buyers to find a mortgage with a deposit that is as little as 5 per cent. 

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer promised to extend the scheme if his party wins the election, claiming it would help over 80,000 young people “get out of their parents’ house.”