Tories accused of 'suppressing' plan for two new garden cities
Officials are said to be in a "panic" about a Whitehall report calling for two new garden cities in southern England, Senior Liberal Democrats have told the Telegraph.
Housing Minister dismisses calls for new garden cities
The Housing Minister has dismissed calls for new garden cities amid Liberal Democrat claims the Tories are suppressing a report calling for such a plan to be brought forward.
Housing Minister Kris Hopkins said: "As promised in the coalition agreement, this Government has scrapped top-down Whitehall planning, included ending the last administration's failed so-called eco-towns programme which built nothing but resentment.
"Instead, this Government is committed to working with local communities to build more homes and promote sustainable development. This includes providing finance for those large scale housing projects that are locally-supported and have the full backing of the community."
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