Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner has said there are “no excuses” to not build the 1.5 million new homes Labour promised in its election manifesto. The government has said it will meet the house-building target in England by 2029, before the next general election. BBC analysis shows the number of new homes in England continued to fall during the first six months Labour was in power. Speaking to the BBC’s Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg, Rayner said Labour knew hitting the target “was going to be really difficult”, given housebuilding trends before it entered government – but said she was determined to meet it. Labour hopes building more homes will reduce house prices and make buying and renting homes more affordable, especially for younger people.
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