House prices will fall under Labour government, says Keir Starmer

Labour leader wants to see ‘many more houses are built – and that the price comes down’

A Labour government will try to get house prices falling by boosting supply, Sir Keir Starmer has said as he revealed his party is open to building on green belt land.

The Labour leader said his party would give local areas the ability to build on the greenbelt where it would not spoil the beauty of the countryside.

Sir Keir claimed that house prices would come down if a Labour government can build more houses. Asked if a Labour government will have house prices coming down rather than going up, Mr Starmer told Times Radio: “Oh, yes.”