MPs oppose housing quota cuts

Labour MPs are urging the Government and the Mayor of London to maintain affordable housing quotas. Housing Secretary Steve Reed and Mayor Sadiq Khan are considering reducing the quota from 35% to 20% to stimulate homebuilding. Florence Eshalomi, chair of the housing select committee, emphasised the need for affordable homes, stating: "One of the main drivers of the crisis... has been the failure... to build homes that are within reach of local people". Stella Creasy, the Labour MP for Walthamstow, added: "We desperately need genuinely affordable housing and protections for tenants - I hope the mayor will hold firm that these targets matter". 

The Guardian (20/10/2025)