Farron Blasts Government Over Starting RTB Before Bill Leaves Commons

Lib Dem leader Tim Farron has blasted Greg Clark for starting the Right to Buy extension before the bill has passed through Parliament. The government has said it will launch a pilot of the Right to Buy extension with five HAs - L&Q, Soverign, Riverside, Saffron Housing & Thames Valley. They have also started paying for advertising of the scheme. But the Housing and Planning Bill, which must be made law before the extension can happen, is only at Committee Stage in the House of Commons and still faces the possibility of being voted down in the House of Lords. Read more on 24dash.