Labour have revealed where they plan to build new towns to take on the housing crisis with work set to start on three ahead of the next general election.

The government has pledged to build new towns since taking power last year alongside promises of building 1.5 million homes ahead of the next election and making sweeping planning reforms.

The New Towns Taskforce recommended 12 locations for new towns across England as housing secretary Steve Reed addressed the Labour Party Conference in Liverpool.

Reed pledged to establish a ‘New Towns Unit’ to fast-track development, promising to deliver up to 300,000 homes. The taskforce’s recommended a minimum of 40% of these homes to be classed as affordable housing with half of those for social rent .

The unit will be responsible for ensu

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