A Labour Government would make ‘tackling the housing crisis’ the number one priority, says Sadiq Khan.
Speaking to the Labour conference today, the mayor of London said his party would prioritise dealing with the problems in the housing sector were it to be returned to power.
He said without Labour in Number 10 ‘the number of affordable new homes built falls, the cost of rent rockets, and the number of homeless people sleeping on our streets rises.’
The London mayor told delegates a Labour Government would be able to initiate schemes comparable to Homes for Londoners - a team in City Hall focusing on the capital’s housing shortage - and policies such as the London Living Rent.
In a speech that emphasised the importance of winning elections, Mr Khan pointed to the fact that Labour was already in power in many local areas.
‘Labour is in power in towns and cities the length and breadth of Britain,’ he said.
He continued: ‘With Labour in power, Britain is a fairer country - a more equal country and a more just country. And Labour is in power right now - not just in London but in Wales too.
‘Labour re-elected with the first minister, Carwyn Jones, and in Bristol with the new mayor, Marvin Rees. Labour is in power right now in Liverpool, Manchester and Southampton; in Newcastle, Glasgow and Cambridge; in Birmingham, Nottingham, Leeds and Cardiff too.’
