Labour MP Rupa Huq claims the Tory government has denied an entire generation of Ealing the chance to buy a home.

Following the Tory party conference earlier this month, where Prime Minister David Cameron announced plans for starter-homes, the Ealing Central & Acton MP claimed the plan was out of reach for an entire generation.

According to Ms Huq, people would need to earn a salary of £77,000 to stand a chance of getting on the property ladder under the scheme.

She said: "An issue that comes up again and again is housing. I came from a generation where we were able to buy properties - in the 1990s - by just about saving.

"But anyone who's a bit younger than me has missed that boat forever and people are just giving up on the idea of ever being a home owner and that is wrong.

"This government doesn't really acknowledge that this is a problem, David Cameron talked in his speech at the party conference about his so-called starter homes but you would have to have a salary of £77,000 to be within a shot of one."

She also said that she believed Tory housing policy was the reason Ealing now has three Labour MPs.

She added: "The Tories' definition of affordability is way over the market rate and is just not affordable, they keep moving the goalposts and I think all these things are out of step with the people of Ealing who want fundamental things like to open their own home.

"So I think this government has let the people of Ealing down and that is why we have seen that reflected in three Labour MP's."

On David Cameron's 'Britain-hating' speech towards Jeremy Corbyn

Ms Huq also described Cameron's recent attack on Jeremy Corbyn - "security-threatening, terrorist-sympathising, Britain-hating" - as "desperate" and pledged her support to the new party leader.

She added: "It just looks a bit desperate and it is because they have so little to say about their own record that they resort to personal attacks, I was not impressed.

"Corbyn was elected with a massive majority and a lot of young people were getting really interested."

On clash with Boris Johnson

Rupa Huq manhandled by Tory activist during Boris Johnson visit

The mother-of-one has also spoken out about an incident in April in which she appeared to be dragged away by Conservative Party activist Karim Sacoor when approaching London Mayor Boris Johnson.

Karim, who could also be seen pushing leaflets in her face, was then asked to stand down by his own party and Ms Huq said public opinion branded the incident as assault.

She said: "This happened just before the election, I was waiting about and trying to speak to the Mayor of London but then they realised who I was and they were trying to pull me away."