outh West Tory MPs have come under fire after opposing amendments calling for tougher rules on “habitable” homes and stable supplies of affordable housing.
The criticism from Lib Dem and Labour MPs follows the successful passage of the Government’s Housing and Planning Bill, which introduced a raft of reforms to the housing sector.
A total of 16 Devon and Cornwall Conservatives voted against the opposition amendments, leading to accusations the party “doesn’t give a monkeys” about the region’s low income families.
But MPs have hit back at the claims, dismissing the proposals as “unnecessary political posturing”. …
East Devon Watch 