00:00A row over affordable housing in London is heading to the High Court.
00:04Hackney, Tower Hamlets and Lewisham councils are challenging plans by City Hall to reduce
00:09the affordable housing target used for fast-track developments from 35% down to just 20%.
00:17The councils argue the changes could make it harder to deliver homes people can afford
00:21and claim the proper process was not followed before the decision was announced.
00:27The legal challenge is being backed by several other London boroughs and the Green Party.
00:32A spokesperson for the Mayor of London says a claim for judicial review has been issued
00:37and, as legal proceedings are now underway, offer no further comment.
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