Friday 3 July 2015

Young People Face 'Housing Exile', Cabinet Minister to Warn

Many young people are being "exiled" from the neighbourhoods they grew up in because of a lack of affordable housing, a cabinet minister is to warn. Communities Secretary Greg Clark will tell council leaders it is a "defining test" for any government to provide homes to keep the "chain of community". The four candidates vying to lead Labour on a permanent basis - Andy Burnham, Yvette Cooper, Liz Kendall and Jeremy Corbyn - will also speak at the annual Local Government Association conference in Harrogate, setting out ideas on housing and decentralisation. Read more on the BBC website.

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