Labour leader and Rutherglen and Hamilton West by-election candidate make affordable housing pledge

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The Labour leader and their Rutherglen and Hamilton West by-election party candidate have made an affordable housing pledge upon a visit to a new Cambuslang estate on National Housing Day.Anas Sarwar and Michael Shanks visited Persimmons Homes's new build site at Ell Crescent in Cambuslang on Wednesday, September 13, to meet with developers on National Housing Day.After discussions with workers, the pair spoke exclusively to Lanarkshire Live about helping families during the cost of living crisis.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

Get all the news from your area – as well as features, entertainment, sport and the latest on Lanarkshire’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic – straight to your fingertips, 24/7.The free download features the latest breaking news and exclusive stories, and allows you to customise your page to the sections that matter most to you.Head to the App Store and never miss a beat in Lanarkshire - iOS - Android Anas Sarwar said: “We are here for National Housing Day and it is important for us to highlight where there is good practice happening.“For all the good progress that is happening, the Scottish Government is still failing to meet its national housing targets.

Housing remains a huge challenge for us across the country and that is going to hurt our fight against climate change but also challenging inequality.“That dream of home ownership is sadly dying for far too many families.

We need a proper housing strategy that is delivering for communities like here.“We want to build more affordable homes but also we need to make sure that we are not hammering people already in a cost of living crisis.