Labour intervenes in council housing plan dispute

National executive committee asks Haringey to rethink schemeLabour has taken the unprecedented decision to ask one of its London councils to rethink its controversial plans for a public-private housing scheme.The national executive committee (NEC) voted unanimously to call on Haringey council, led by Labour’s Claire Kober, to reconsider the plans to go into partnership with developer Lendlease to build 6,400 new homes in the borough. Continue reading...