Campaigners must continue their battle by tackling new
regulations, a Labour peer has urged. Ahead of a crucial stage of the Housing
and Planning Bill, a backbench Labour member of the House of Lords said shaping
the regulations on critical issues such as Right to Buy will be the final stage
of the battle for social housing. The regulations are being drafted separately
from the controversial legislation by a team of CLG civil servants and will not
come under parliamentary scrutiny. Baroness Ruth Lister gave a briefing to
housing campaigners and called on them to continue their campaign after the legislation
is passed to focus on the rules that will affect local authorities and housing
associations. Read more on 24dash.
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