Dame Justine Thornton opposes a local development that includes air source heat pumps, citing noise concerns. This contradicts her husband Ed Miliband's support for such installations and Labour's housing policy promoting increased construction.

The development plans to replace a 1930s house with a six-storey block of flats in a conservation area. Critics, including actor Benedict Cumberbatch, have raised alarms about noise pollution and design compatibility. 

This opposition reveals internal tensions within the Labour Party over housing initiatives, particularly between "progressive" aims and local community concerns facing "far right" development critiques.

The Digest, 5/15/2025 @100AM, CDT

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