Andy Burnham and Angela Rayner confirms plans to confiscate private homes in crackdown

Andy Burnham and Angela Rayner are set to confiscate private homes under new plans. The Labour Party Prime Minister Mr Burnham and his Housing Secretary, Ms Rayner, have unveiled a plan to let councils seize empty and rental properties.The pair confirmed plans to give local authorities the right to commandeer houses and flats as they see fit at the party’s conference this week in Liverpool.