Just when we are all wondering if there is a housing strategy in the country – this comes out:
Inside Housing reported:
“David Cameron opposed increased funding for social housing in the last parliament because it would “produce more Labour voters”, Nick Clegg has claimed.
The former deputy prime minister said both the prime minister and the chancellor privately rejected Lib Dem calls for more money for social housebuilding under the coalition government.
An interview with the former Liberal Democrat leader in The Independent described Mr Clegg’s account of his attempt to allocate more money for social housing: “When the Lib Dems pushed repeatedly in the last parliament for money to build social housing, the prime minister and chancellor rebuffed them with the stark message: ‘All it does is produce more Labour voters.’”
Downing Street did not deny that the comments were made. However, a spokesperson said: “People at the election voted for a plan to deliver more affordable homes to buy and this government will deliver the largest affordable housing programme since the 1970s. “