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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Peter Walker and Ben Quinn

Labour sets target of 1.5m new homes over five years

Keir Starmer is interviewed by Victoria Derbyshire durng Labour party conference in Liverpool
Keir Starmer is interviewed by Victoria Derbyshire during Labour party conference in Liverpool on Sunday. Photograph: Stefan Rousseau/PA

Keir Starmer has said the UK must “get real about where we’re going to build” to solve the housing crisis, as Labour pledged to review rules about building on the green belt.

Speaking to BBC One’s Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg at the start of Labour’s annual conference in Liverpool, Starmer said his party would set a target of 1.5m new homes over five years, and would strengthen guidance to ensure developers included sufficient affordable housing.

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