Corbyn throws weight behind Haringey scrapping Lendlease housing deal

By Jordan Marshall2018-05-11T06:01:00

Opposition leader says newly elected Labour council in north London needs to find alternative

Opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn has called for the controversial £2bn joint venture between Lendlease and Haringey council to be scrapped.

The new Labour council in the north London borough is being led by Joseph Ejiofor who spoke against the scheme before and during the party’s election campaign.

Spelling out his own opposition to the Haringey Development Vehicle, as the venture is officially known, Corbyn said he believed it had to be scrapped.

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