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Sir Sadiq Khan has been accused of “sacrificing” inexperienced areas to “appease his Labour paymasters” following plans to construct on the valuable land in a bid to deal with the housing disaster.

The capital’s mayor will announce plans to “actively explore” constructing on a few of London’s inexperienced belt on Friday in a bid to repair the capital’s housing disaster.

Susan Hall AM, Leader of the City Hall Conservatives, stated: “Once again, Sadiq Khan has shown his true colours by dancing to the tune the Labour Government sets. This is a Mayor who will sacrifice London’s precious green spaces to appease his Labour paymasters. Londoners elected him on a promise to protect our environment, but it’s now clear those promises weren’t worth the recycled paper they were printed on.”

The Mayor of London is anticipated to make use of a speech in Greenwich to argue that “the status quo is wrong, out-of-date and simply unsustainable”, with a era of Londoners unable to hire or purchase a house.

Under the proposals, London’s planners will look to launch some inexperienced belt land for housebuilding, however with situations on inexpensive housing, power effectivity, transport hyperlinks and selling entry to inexperienced areas corresponding to parks.

The announcement marks a change in stance for Sir Sadiq, who has beforehand argued towards releasing inexperienced belt land whereas there are nonetheless beforehand developed brownfield websites obtainable.

While the Mayor is anticipated to proceed prioritising brownfield land, he’s anticipated to inform his viewers on Friday: “We have to be honest with Londoners that this alone will not be enough to meet our needs.”