Prime minister also commits to 鈥渂ig鈥� and 鈥渃ontroversial鈥� decisions on infrastructure in speech at Tory conference
Prime minister Theresa May has vowed to 鈥渞epair鈥� the 鈥渄ysfunctional鈥� housing market in her speech at the Conservative party conference.
In a wide-ranging speech - in which she promised to build a 鈥渦nited Britain rooted in a centre ground鈥� in which opportunities are shared more equally - May said it was 鈥渘ot right鈥� that the housing market 鈥渃ontinues to fail working people鈥�.
She said: 鈥淭his means using the power of government to step in and repair the dysfunctional housing market.鈥�
Her comments come after .
The PM also touched on infrastructure, reaffirming her commitment to HS2 and saying the government needs to take 鈥渂ig, sometimes even controversial, decisions about our country鈥檚 infrastructure.鈥�
She said a decision on a new airport runway in the south east would be taken 鈥渟hortly鈥�, adding: 鈥淲e will take the big decisions when they鈥檙e the right decisions for Britain.鈥�
The PM also called on firms to train local young people before taking on 鈥渃heap labour鈥� from overseas.
On Brexit, the prime minister insisted the government does have a plan for leaving the EU, and indicated the UK could lose access to the single market.
May said she wanted to give British firms the 鈥渕aximum freedom鈥� to trade and to give British firms the 鈥渕aximum freedom鈥� to trade with and operate within the single market.
But she added: 鈥淟et鈥檚 state one thing loud and clear: we are not leaving the European Union only to give up control of immigration all over again.鈥�
On sustainability, the PM said the UK would ratify the Paris climate change agreement.
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