Rayner contradicts herself saying there ‘is plenty of housing’ then admits there’s a ‘housing crisis’ – London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com

Angela Rayner the deputy Prime Minister has been caught out contradicting herself by telling Sky News there “is plenty of housing” to later admit actually there “is a housing crisis.”

She was asked on Sky News on Sunday over the government’s plan to build 1.5 million new homes and how many will be filled by the 2.5 million immigrants that Labour claims are set to arrive in the UK.

She told Sir Trevor Phillips, “There is plenty of housing already, but there’s not enough for the people that desperately need it.

“So the homes, especially under our affordable homes program, which is social and affordable housing, will be for people who desperately need them, local people.”

Sir Trevor said that what she is saying “don’t make sense,” he said, “You start the interview by telling me that there is a housing crisis and when I remind you that you have said as a government that we are going to have 2.5 million migrants, suddenly there is a lot of housing. Where are these people going to go?”

Rayner said that Labour will build new homes as “far too many people are waiting on council housing lists.”

Appearing on the BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg programme Rayner was asked about Nigel Farage’s party Reform UK has taken over Labour in the polls.

She said, “I know people are impatient for change and people are very angry that they don’t see (what) they were promised.

So, for example, when we left the European Union, people were promised more money into the NHS, your living standards will be better, and the opposite has happened.

“I know people are impatient for change, but I also know that people will give us that opportunity and will judge us, and that’s why Keir set out the clear guidelines on what people should expect we will deliver.”

Kuenssberg asked the deputy Prime Minister why Labour’s ratings has now “fallen off a cliff,” she replied with the government has faced “significant challenges.”

She was then asked why Labour took away the winter fuel payments from pensioners, Rayner replied with, “We had a £22 billion black hole.

We protected the most vulnerable pensioners, created the household support fund for those not eligible for pension credit, and invested in our public services within our NHS and our schools…we’ve already sent over 9,000 people that are illegal in this country back outside of the country.

“So we’re already delivering within the five months we’ve been in power but I understand that people are impatient for change.”