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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Jessica Elgot Deputy political editor

Housing plans likely to meet opposition from Labour MPs, says government

A worker at a housing construction site
The new government is aiming to liberalise the planning system with a bill designed to reimpose mandatory housing targets on local authorities. Photograph: Bloomberg/Getty Images

Plans for new housing are likely to meet local opposition from Labour MPs, the government has said, as Keir Starmer prepares to enforce mandatory targets within months.

Officials said they will begin consultation on the new targets in the next two weeks, with a view to having them in place by autumn.

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