Tory MPs were calling Rishi Sunak’s authority into question last night after the Prime Minister caved into demands to scrap mandatory housing targets due to fears of a major backbench rebellion 🔴 RichardVaughan1 and singharj
But the decision was condemned by Tory MPs who warned the move would mean a “whole generation of people who will see this as a sign that Conservatives are not on their side”.
And in a direct attack on Mr Sunak’s command over his party, the Tory added: “Leadership means doing the right thing, not the expedient one. This is not good.” Welcoming Mr Gove’s announcement, Ms Villiers said the Government had “listened” and the reforms would “rebalance the planning system and give local communities a greater say over what is built in their neighbourhood”.
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