Angela Rayner attended an “urgent meeting” with council leaders to discuss housing reforms and changes to the Right to Buy scheme in August.

According to a report in the Telegraph, the deputy prime minister and housing secretary is anticipated to announce a consultation on these proposals as part of the Autumn Budget on 30 October amid mounting pressure from councils to make changes to RTB.

Labour’s election manifesto included a commitment to reviewing the significant RTB discounts introduced by the Conservative-led coalition government in 2012 and increasing protections for newly-built social housing.