Labour waters down proposed COVID-19 protections for renters. What does this mean? Archived Message Posted by Sinister Burt on April 27, 2020, 10:11 am http://www.gmhousingaction.com/labour-covid19-renters/ "On Wednesday, whilst Keir Starmer received near-unanimous congratulations from the professional pundit class for his ‘grown-up’ and ‘forensic’ debut performance at Prime Ministers Questions, the Labour Party quietly confirmed that they had watered-down their position on renter’s rights during the COVID-19 crisis. Labour’s previous policy position was that rent payments should be suspended during the COVID-19 crisis for those adversely affected by the crisis, in other words, renters who had taken a financial hit because of the crisis would not have to pay rent for the occupation of their home during the crisis period. The policy has now changed from rent suspension to rent deferment i.e. Labour’s new policy is that renters should have to pay rent for their time spent occupying their homes during the crisis but not until a later date, with Starmer’s team calling upon the Government to “legislate for a further, manageable period for renters to pay back deferred rent”." Ctd. Message Thread: Labour waters down proposed COVID-19 protections for renters. What does this mean? - Sinister Burt April 27, 2020, 10:11 am It means George Austerity Osborne's new hero is Keir Starmer. nm - Der April 27, 2020, 10:46 am Re: Labour waters down proposed COVID-19 protections for renters. What does this mean? - Iain April 27, 2020, 12:07 pm   Searching