Full: Helen Morgan pledges the Liberal Democrats would build 150,000 new homes

The transcript discusses the UK's housing crisis, highlighting the need for urgent action. It criticizes the failure of national housing targets and proposes empowering local authorities to set and meet local housing needs. The Liberal Democrats aim to build 150,000 social rent homes annually, address the cost of living crisis, and involve communities in planning. The speech calls for rejecting ineffective national targets and supporting amendments that promote sustainable housing solutions.

What are the expected outcomes of the proposed social housing plan?

How does the speaker propose to tackle Nimbyism in housing development?

What is the significance of the proposed 10-year emergency program mentioned?

What does the speaker urge the conference attendees to do regarding the amendments?