00:00Well we see over a quarter of the private rental sector where the decent
00:05home standards are not being met, so by extending Arabs law to the private
00:09sector it means that we will improve people's health because we've seen far
00:13too many health hazards in the private rental sector which is not fair on
00:18people who are paying high rents and are not getting habitable homes which
00:23keeps them healthy and safe. We've recognised some of the challenges and
00:26the problems. First of all we know that we need to deal with the planning
00:31restrictions that we face, the Tories ripped up local housing targets, we want
00:36to reintroduce those, we want to use our mayoral models to get our new towns up
00:42and running and to really drive that housing planning that we need for the
00:47future. To be fair some of the issues with challenges we're going to face is
00:51around planning reform and you know the Affordable Homes Grant, adapting
00:56that to make sure we can get that money out the door. That might not happen in
01:00the first month but we're certainly going to make sure that that's quickly
01:03available so that we can get those housing targets and we can get those
01:07homes built. Unfortunately the Tories promised renters reform, they didn't do
01:11that, they promised to end no-fault evictions, they haven't done that. We've
01:14got a renters programme that will make people better off with better protections.
01:19The thing for me is about the prospect of being able to make the change. I've
01:23done nine years in opposition since I was elected. I relish the opportunity to
01:28prove to people why they elected me to say I'm going to change this, I'm going
01:32to build those houses we need, I'm going to make those secure jobs that people
01:37can live and raise their families on. We've got to have that change in the UK
01:40and I'm very proud and looking forward to an opportunity to really show what we
01:46can do and what we can deliver. Whenever I speak to my mum she said I saw you on
01:49the telly so I presume she's just going to turn around and say I saw you on the
01:53telly.
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