Cambridge City Council could lead a coalition of councils
and housing associations in taking legal action against the Government's budget
plans amid claims its policies are "a political exercise in social
cleansing". There has been unanimous condemnation of the Tory's budget
changes and proposals to extend right to buy to housing associations.
Councillors of all colours backed plans to send letters to MPs Daniel Zeichner and
Heidi Allen urging them to do all they can in Parliament to fight the cause of
city housing tenants. But council leader Cllr Lewis Herbert and executive
councillor for housing Cllr Kevin Price said the council was considering far
more serious action over changes to the likes of housing benefit and social
rents. Read more on the Cambridge News website.
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