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Articles tagged with: housing targets
Who Is The Labour Growth Group?
Economy
Who Is The Labour Growth Group?
The Labour Growth Group was set up last week to support the Government mission to build more homes and infrastructure. Some Labour left MPs believe it is a No10 "front", but members insist it was created to keep the party focused on "its most important mission".
Labour Sets Out Mandatory Housing Target Of 370,000
Communities
Labour Sets Out Mandatory Housing Target Of 370,000
Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner has announced a nationwide housing target of 370,000 homes per year to get "Britain building".
Housing Minister Says Housing Is 'Never Really The Problem'
Communities
Housing Minister Says Housing Is "Never Really The Problem"
Housing Minister Lee Rowley has said that housing itself is "never really actually the problem,” a few months after taking on the job of leading the UK government’s strategy on housing, planning and building safety.
Tory MP Compares Planning System To “A Scene From The Thick Of It”
Communities
Tory MP Compares Planning System To “A Scene From The Thick Of It”
Former Conservative housing minister Brandon Lewis has said the UK's planning system means that the process to get permission for new developments resembles a scene from satirical TV programme “The Thick of It”.
Salvaging the future: why Britain must build sustainably
Environment
By Justine Smith
Salvaging the future: why Britain must build sustainably
Britain has a housing crisis but building our way out of it will make it still harder to meet climate change targets. Justine Smith explores what can be done to provide enough homes at the least environmental cost. Illustration by Tracy Worrall
Liberal Democrats Are Braced For Housing Row At Conference
Communities
Liberal Democrats Are Braced For Housing Row At Conference
Housing is at the top of the agenda at the Liberal Democrat party conference, as the leadership hopes to pass a controversial motion to ditch national housing targets for private sector homes and instead commit to building thousands of “community-led” social homes.
Labour MP Wants Party To Commit To Build 450,000 Homes A Year
Home affairs
Labour MP Wants Party To Commit To Build 450,000 Homes A Year
Labour MP Andrew Western, a self-styled YIMBY (yes in my back yard) champion in parliament, has said he would like to see his party commit to a mandatory target of building 450,000 homes a year in Government in order to tackle the UK's housing crisis.