Cornwall Live reports that Rishi Sunak has said that he wants to “press ahead” with giving local councils more powers to charge second homeowners more council tax to create a level playing field and help provide more homes for local people

The Conservative leader and former Chancellor of the Exchequer was in Launceston to address Conservative Party members while battling Liz Truss in the leadership campaign in August.

In his speech he touched on his key aims - how he wants to reward hard work, be tough on public spending and build the economy while also reuniting the country.

He said: “I promise you this, I will give you my all, my heart and soul” and said he wanted people to “feel enormously proud of a Conservative government”.

Taking questions from the audience, he explained that he wanted levelling up to mean that you have the same opportunities no matter where you live in the country.

Speaking afterwards Cornwall Live had the chance to put some of the key issues facing people in Cornwall to Mr Sunak and ask what he would do to address them.

In his speech Mr Sunak said that he wanted to give more young people the opportunity to aspire to buying their own home.

However, Cornwall Live highlighted that the current housing crisis in Cornwall has, in part, been driven by a lack of affordable rental properties and people being evicted from their homes and forced into temporary accommodation.

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