Labour Will Allow Housebuilding on Green Belt, Says Starmer

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer speaking during the British Chambers Commerce annual global conference, at the QEII Centre in London, on May 17, 2023. Jordan Pettitt/PA Media

Labour would give local areas the power to build houses on the green belt where development would not take away from the beauty of the countryside, the party leader has said.

Sir Keir Starmer signalled on Wednesday that reforms such as allowing for some development of green belt land would be introduced should his party win at the next general election.