LABOUR should abolish right to buy instead of proposing restrictions on it for new builds which will have minimal impact, a Communist Party housing expert said today.

Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner has said that she wants to stop new council homes in England from being sold under Margaret Thatcher’s flagship scheme ahead of a consultation on the issue later this year.

Scotland and Wales have ended the significant discounts for social housing tenants to buy their homes. Labour has separately said that the discount will be reduced to between £16,000 and £38,000, depending on location.