Labour's home building policy - Have I Got News For You

A clip from Series 66, Episode 2 of Have I Got News For You
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The panel discuss Keir Starmer's party conference speech, in which he repeated his pledge that Labour would build 1.5m new homes and making a big policy announcement to build a ‘generation of Labour new towns’.
“What was Keir’s big idea at the conference?” Alexander Armstrong asked.
“His big idea was to become Prime Minister,” quipped Ian Hislop.
“Yes, how is he backing that up?” asked Armstrong.
“Housing,” Paul Merton replied.
“Yes, where is he going to build these houses?” Armstrong queried.
“Beautiful places. Next to people who object to it,” joked Miles Jupp.
“It’s not on the green belt,” Armstrong clarified.
“The brown belt? One of the belts…” laughed Jupp.
“Black belt?” Merton joked.
“No, it’s the grey belt. It seems very Keir, doesn’t it? Yes, Keir Starmer wants to recreate the heady atmosphere of the new towns - the sunlit uplands of Stevenage, Crawley, Milton Keynes… can we remember any of the other new towns?” asked Armstrong.
“Basildon, Bracknell. When I worked in the civil service I was in charge of the new towns scheme. So for the first time in the history of this programme I know what I’m talking about,” quipped Merton, to laughter and applause from the audience.
“OK, so let’s have four more,” pushed Armstrong.
“Thank you for the round of applause, it makes me feel a lot better. It was a new and expanded town scheme. So Hastings was one of them as well…,” replied Merton.
“Skelmersdale, Welwyn Garden City. And just one pointless answer and that was Newtown…. so well done if you got that!” joked Armstrong, reverting to his role as Pointless host.

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"Black belt?"
"NO!"