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Labour leads campaign to push for tougher laws to tackle fraud

Opposition MPs were this week pushing ministers to adopt tougher laws on housing fraud, amid evidence that current regulations are too easily exploited.

Opposition MPs were this week pushing ministers to adopt tougher laws on housing fraud, amid evidence that current regulations are too easily exploited.

Labour's shadow local government team this week tabled amendments to the Localism Bill, due to be debated on 17 and 18 May, designed to tackle fraudsters who exploit the current system for housing allocations.

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