Angela Rayner gives councils green light to sell off allotments in 'kick in teeth' to Brits

Angela Rayner has granted councils permission to sell allotments to raise funds in a decision criticised as demonstrating "complete disdain" for "cherished" green spaces.

The Housing Secretary has provided local authorities with "flexibility" to dispose of some of their assets to finance day-to-day expenditure.

This encompasses plots tenderly maintained by thousands of Britons nationwide.

The Allotment Act 1925 prevents local authorities from selling, utilising or disposing of land for purposes other than allotments without governmental approval.

Since Labour entered Downing Street, Ms Rayner has personally authorised the disposal of eight allotment sites across England, reports the Express .

These encompass locations in Storrington, West Sussex, Ashfield in Nottinghamshire and seve