Osborne and Pickles pledge to press on with planning changes

By 2011-09-05T10:40:00

George Osborne, Chancellor of the Exchequer

Source: Chris Ratcliffe/AP/Press Association Images

George Osborne and Eric Pickles have launched a spirited defence of the government’s proposed planning reforms, amid mounting criticism from countryside campaigners and growing speculation that a U-turn over the policy could be imminent.

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