Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said the Labour leader was taking a “cheap political hit” by opposing reforms he said would “unlock over 100,000 homes”. The House of Lords was set to vote last night on scrapping EU-era rules that force housebuilders to mitigate the impact development has on river health. But with Labour peers poised to vote against the change, being proposed through an amendment to the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill, it was likely to be defeated in the Upper House.
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