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In a show of hands, activists overwhelming back the housing motion - including the amendment on suspending Right to Buy. Attention turns to a debate on flooding, which the motion states is an issue that affects the entire country, with one in six households at risk.

Endorsing the motion - and the Right to Buy amendment proposed by Julian Huppert MP - Vince Cable says it is a strong starting point for addressing the housing "crisis". Underlining the importance of action, he warns that "enormous inequalities" are being created in the property market, between classes and generations. With that, he concludes his remarks - but he'll be back a little later to deliver his keynote speech at 12.20 BST.

Vince Cable says the Right to Buy scheme introduced by Margaret Thatcher has done "enormous damage" to social housing stocks "and we have to stop it". He claims the chancellor's Help to Buy scheme drives up prices and says a "Help to Build" policy is needed to support small builders and training of apprenticeships.

It is left to Business Secretary Vince Cable to wind up the debate on affordable housing. He tells activists house prices are roughly 20 times the average median income. You need an income of £100,000 or more to get a mortgage, which wipes out "whole swathes" of people, Mr Cable says. The Tories may think this is fine, Mr Cable adds, but it is "insufferable" for those who cannot afford it.

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In reference to the so-called "bedroom tax", Andrew George says the Conservatives "reward" wealthy home owners who under-occupy their second home, but "penalise" the poor who under-occupy their council houses.

Andrew George, the MP for St Ives, suggests that elements of the housing motion could be included in his private member's bill which aims to partly overturn housing benefit changes introduced by the coalition. Lib Dem and Labour MPs backed the Affordable Homes Bill at second reading by 306 votes to 231; and it is now awaiting committee stage scrutiny.

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Peter Hillier, from Hastings and Rye, is concerned the Lib Dem housing motion does not go far enough - and indicates he will vote against it. He argues for more emphasis on green credentials in social housing, including for more solar panels to be fitted in homes.

Julian Huppert tells activists the amendment to the policy motion on housing - which would allow councils to suspend or review Right to Buy - is "fundamentally liberal", as it would devolve power to local communities to empower them to meet the social housing needs for their area. "It will help us to house more people who need it," he concludes.

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Lib Dem MP Julian Huppert is now speaking. He says the country faces a "serious shortage" in social housing, which can have "devastating consequences" for people affected. He attributes blame, in part, to Labour who "sold off" 421,000 social homes. He also argues that Margaret Thatcher's Right to Buy scheme "depleted" stocks of social housing - and makes the case that local authorities should be allowed to reinvest money from sales into building more homes. While the scheme had benefits, local councils should be given the choice of whether to continue with it or not, he argues.

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Tim Farron recalls being recognised by an eight year old in his area as the man who "gets people houses". "If that is the difference you can get with Lib Dems in power in one council just think what we can do in our country", he adds.

Tim Farron launches an attack on David Cameron who, he claims, "stands passively by...using localism as an excuse to simply spectate, resorting to vacuous populism to distract attention from the deeper challenges."

The housing motion calls for planning reforms to deliver up to 300,000 new homes a year and new powers for local authorities to create new garden cities, towns and villages where there is local demand. It also says local councils should be allowed to charge full council tax on second homes and empty homes.

Moving onto the substance of his remarks, Tim Farron says he is proud of the Lib Dems' housing record in government, telling the conference that more social homes were built in the last four years than under 13 years of Labour. He attacks previous Tory and Labour government attitudes to housing - and insists that action is needed now to address the housing shortage.

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Moving onto the next item on the agenda, Lib Dem president Tim Farron opens a debate on affordable housing. He starts by praising Kirsty Williams, saying he is part of her "fan club". He also notes that she has left a copy of her speech on the conference podium, joking that it is worth keeping hold of.