Why Labour opposes the Bedroom Tax

On 6 March Liam Byrne launched Labour's campaign against the Bedroom Tax, visiting some of those effected in Hull.

See this video to understand why the Labour Party is opposing the Bedroom Tax.

"This  policy is unfair and will cost more than it saves"

Tell David Cameron to stop the Bedroom Tax at http://bit.ly/XKNd4E

Affordable homes built by Boris drop by more than half

As reported by the BBC yesterday only 7,500 affordable homes will be completed in London during 2012 despite Tory Mayor Boris Johnson’s election pledge to build 55,000 over the next 4 years, which is an average 13,750 per annum.

It compares with 16,000 completed last year ahead of the election, when Boris Johnson claimed he had delivered record housing.

And this ignores that this Tory led Government has changed the official definition ‘affordable’ as between 60% and 80% of market rent , which reduces the public investment required but is actually unaffordable to many households on low incomes.

Changes to the mayor's housing strategy means there will no new social (council) housing schemes in London.