Tory housing minister Dominic Raab warns that immigration has pushed up house prices
Tipped as a future leader, new housing minister Dominic Raab wants to revive the dream of home ownership for teachers and nurses
Tim Shipman, Political Editor
April 8 2018, 12:01am,
The Sunday Times
Dominic Raab in his office with a poster of Muhammad Ali. He says the boxer, along with Mother Teresa, is an inspiration for the battles he faces in politics
Dominic Raab in his office with a poster of Muhammad Ali. He says the boxer, along with Mother Teresa, is an inspiration for the battles he faces in politics
ANDREW PARSONS
Immigration has put up house prices by 20% over the past 25 years and Britain’s post-Brexit border rules must take account of demand for affordable homes, the new housing minister has declared.
In an interview with The Sunday Times, Dominic Raab revealed that he is writing to the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) urging it to consider the negative effects of new arrivals on housing demand as well as the positive economic benefits of immigration.
His intervention comes ahead of the committee publishing a report this autumn to inform the government’s new immigration plans.
Raab, a leading Brexiteer who has been tipped as a possible future Tory leader, also used his first print interview as housing minister to call for an end to Tory infighting over…
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