Angela Rayner has given councils the green light to sell off patches to raise funds, but the move comes at a great personal cost for many

Shame on Labour for this soulless policy. Society will be all the poorer for the loss of these green spaces

Former Labour leader and vegetable-growing fan accuses Rayner of ‘trying to put a nail in the coffin’ of a long British tradition

The former Labour leader accused the Deputy Prime Minister of putting 'the nail in the coffin' for the 'precious' community spaces.

Angela Rayner has given councils the green light to sell off patches to raise funds, but the move comes at a great personal cost for many