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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Prudence Ivey

Comment: ‘why isn’t housing higher up the Tory leadership hopefuls’ agenda?’

Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss who have made it through to the final two in the Tory leadership race (PA)

(Picture: PA Wire)

Record high rents and a severe shortage of rental homes. House prices detached from the economic reality of all but the wealthy. A cladding crisis that drags on. Decade-long waiting lists for council housing.

Millions in the UK are struggling with one or more of these issues.

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