Angela Rayner has denied that she is damaging local democracy after it was revealed she plans to force large developments on communities and bypass council planning committees.
The 1.5 million new homes was one of the six milestones unveiled in a major speech by Sir Keir Starmer last week. However, to get to that goal, Labour plans to remove local barriers to developments.
Speaking to Sky News, Rayner admitted that reaching the target would require a rate of building not seen since the 1950s, asking, 'I don't like failure.'
Conservative shadow Treasury minister Richard Fuller argued that local people will be ignored under Labour's plans, emphasizing concerns over undermining local democracy in England.
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