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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Kiran Stacey Political correspondent

Michael Gove threatens action against English councils over housing plans

Carpenters working on the roof of a new house
There were 234,400 additional dwellings added to England’s housing stock in 2022-23. Photograph: Roger Bamber/Alamy

Michael Gove will threaten to take action against councils that miss deadlines to submit their housing plans in a speech on Tuesday designed to highlight the government’s commitment to build new homes across England.

The housing secretary will say he will “call out” local authorities that fail to publish their future development plans with a threat to intervene if necessary.

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