General election 2019: Labour promises 100,000 new council houses a year by 2024 and a Green Industrial Revolution

It is, says the party, “our last chance to tackle the climate emergency”.

The manifesto sets out plans for a windfall tax on oil companies and renationalisation of rail, mail, water and energy.

Among headline pledges is the biggest affordable housebuilding programme since the 1960s, including 100,000 new council houses a year by 2024.

Other key policies involve “kick-sta.....Sign Up or Login to read full article