'Slim chance' government will hit 1.5m new homes target, Rayner tells BBC
2 sources·Updated September 13, 2026
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- Guardian UK·19h agoOnly slim chance government will meet target of building 1.5m homes, minister says
Angela Rayner says manifesto pledge is not being dropped but focus is now on building council houses UK politics live – latest updates The government is unlikely to meet its target of building 1.5m homes, Angela Rayner has acknowledged, saying there was only a “slim chance”…
Read at Guardian UK → - BBC Politics·19h ago'Slim chance' government will hit 1.5m new homes target, Rayner tells BBC
High construction costs and the Iran war are threatening the key manifesto pledge, the housing secretary says.
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