Housing market activity should be restricted amid covid crisis, Starmer tells government

By Joey Gardiner2021-01-12T13:13:00

Labour Party leader says it is ‘extraordinary’ that lockdown measures are less strict than last spring

Sir Kier Starmer has urged the government to consider restricting the operation of the housing market in order to curb the rapid spread of covid-19.

In questions following a major speech on the coronavirus crisis and the economy yesterday, the Labour leader asked why house viewings were being allowed when they were banned during last year’s spring lockdown.

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