Houses for the young

SIR – Each time a proposal for progress is made by the Government, it is vetoed by a relatively small group of rebel MPS. This week, for example, these MPS have obstructed radical changes to planning laws (report, November 24).

This removes the opportunity for hundreds of thousands of young people to own their own homes, and for improved availability in the rented sector. It also goes against basic Conservative beliefs, and will not be forgotten by young voters at the next election – or indeed their parents and grandparents, who were able to achieve home ownership.

Mike Powell

Loughborough, Leicestershire