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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Tara Cobham,David Maddox and Alex Croft

Keir Starmer latest: PM declares war on nimby ‘blockers’ in bid to build 1.5 million homes

Keir Starmer has declared war on nimbys in his bid to usher in a “new golden era of building”.

Writing in The Times yesterday, the prime minister said: “Britain is in the grip of the worst housing crisis in living memory. For too long, the country has been held to ransom by the blockers and bureaucrats who have stopped the country building, choked off growth and driven prices through the roof.”

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