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Local MP Emily Thornberry has said “moving to Islington is impossible for an ordinary person” at a Commons debate in which London’s housing crisis was discussed.
MPs from across parties described a “perfect storm” hitting London’s housing, with soaring prices, overcrowding, and growing homelessness leaving ordinary people unable to afford to live in areas like Islington, where 17,000 are on the waiting list for social housing.
MPs shared examples of families living in cramped conditions, professionals trapped in insecure rentals, and record levels of rough sleeping and temporary accommodation, underscoring the worsening human cost of London’s housing shortage.
