King Charles hosted a rare joint visit with Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner to his environmentally friendly housing project in Cornwall. The King showcased the project, which combines traditional building materials, sustainable living, and training initiatives. The visit aimed to highlight the King's commitment to sustainable housing and his shared interest with the PM.
King Charles has given Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer a guided tour of his environmentally friendly, sustainable housing project in Cornwall , in a rare joint visit.
The King regularly meets the prime minister for a weekly audience and they are said to have a good relationship. There also seems to be a good rapport between the King and Angela Rayner."I was really surprised to see all three of them," said Rory Bendle, who was helping in the gardens at Nansledan when the visitors arrived.
The trio met Nansledan residents and visited local businesses, saw a community kitchen which provides training and skills, visited a primary school and saw an orchard, which provides locally-grown food and supports 45 jobs. Nansledan, near Newquay, was launched in 2014 as a "human-scale" housing development that drew on the King's environmental principles, providing green spaces, using local materials and training people in building skills.
Housing is a key issue for the government - under pressure to increase the volume of homes being built and to improve the affordability. The importance of teaching skills, on display at Nansledan, was also relevant, as the construction industry has warned that housebuilding targets will be blocked by a lack of staff.
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