In an angry statement from his constituency office Nicholas Soames slammed the Government’s South East Plan.

Nicholas Soames said; “These top down Whitehall building targets announced on Wednesday 6th May, will lead to a sharp decline in the quality of life across Mid Sussex; extra congestion, higher carbon emissions and quite possibly more flooding.

“These plans lack any provision for proper infrastructure or environmental sustainability in the huge housing targets they set rural Mid Sussex.”

Mr Soames said; “Conservatives will scrap the South East Plan, and let local communities decide the right level of development. Given a general election will be held within the next 12 months, councils would be wise to go slow on adopting the controversial provisions in this South East Plan. It is not in taxpayers’ interests for town halls to spend time and money on implementing Labour policies that could be scrapped within a year.”

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Nicholas Soames’s joint statement with Frank Field MP on behalf of the Cross Party Group on Balanced Migration may be viewed here click here to download Balanced Migration