However, it seems it isn’t just Sadiq who doesn’t understand this, but the Labour government as well. Their new planning rules have actually reduced the Mayor’s housing targets by 9 per cent. Instead of focusing on building inside cities where house prices are highest, tackling the shortage of homes in urban areas, and providing the opportunity to give people the homes they want, they would rather take the easy option and deprive urban communities of green spaces and access to nature.
