article_snippet: Earlier this month, Ed Miliband's housing adviser Sir Michael Lyons described right to buy as a 'failure'.
article_snippet: Earlier this month, Labour leader Ed Miliband's (pictured) housing adviser Sir Michael Lyons described right to buy as a 'failure'
article_snippet: Labour critics of the right to buy claim that Labour has resulted in the stock of public housing being slashed, increasing the housing shortage.
article_snippet: The right to buy withered under the last Labour government, which slashed the discounts available to tenants.
article_snippet: Labour's housing review called for the right to be 'reviewed'.
article_snippet: Former council boss Sir Michael Lyons, who drew up the report for Mr Miliband, said extending the right to buy would be 'disastrous'.
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  Scheme branded a 'failure' by Labour leader Ed Miliband's housing advisor .
  
highlights_snippet: Critics inside Labour Party say the policy added to the housing shortage .