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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Peter Walker Senior political correspondent

Greens hope to win renters’ votes with housing commitments in election manifesto

Shoulders and head of Carla Denyer and Adrian Ramsay
The manifesto launch in Brighton will see Carla Denyer and Adrian Ramsay, co-leaders of the Green party set out tax plans, including a wealth levy. Photograph: Ian West/PA

The Greens are reaching out to renters with a huge election commitment on new and environmentally friendly housing, including a plan to let councils requisition empty properties or ones without proper insulation.

Among other housing commitments in the party’s manifesto being launched on Wednesday is a proposed £49bn investment programme over the next five years to insulate homes and public buildings, and to fit properties with heat pumps.

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