Government's housing goal a 'very stretching target', minister admits

Housing minister Matthew Pennycook admitted that the government's goal of building 1.5 million homes this parliament is a "very stretching target".

Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced the plans earlier this week, saying that Labour will create a new taskforce "to accelerate stalled housing sites in our country".

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