It is possibly Labour’s most ambitious target and one that could make a real difference to the holy grail of achieving economic growth – if it can get there.

Housing industry insiders are warning the current rate of progress means the Starmer administration is heading for failure over its promise to build 1.5 million new homes by 2029.

Now, though, some in Government believe they have a solution with the know-how to unlock the country’s stalling building programme – in the form of new Housing Secretary Steve Reed. New Feature

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Whitehall sources point to Reed’s background as leader of Lambeth Council, in London, during which he built 20,000 homes, including the vast Nine Elms development, and his time transforming the Department for

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