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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Robert Booth Social affairs correspondent

One in three Conservative voters think ministers failing on housing

Michael Gove has published a long-delayed bill reforming private renting.
Michael Gove has published a long-delayed bill reforming private renting. Photograph: Andrew Milligan/PA

More than one in three Conservative voters believe the government is doing a bad job at improving housing in Britain – more than those who believe it is being effective, exclusive polling for the Guardian has revealed.

As Michael Gove, the secretary of state for levelling up, housing and communities, published a long-delayed bill reforming aspects of private renting on Wednesday, Ipsos found 34% of people who voted Tory in 2019 now think the government is failing on the issue and only 29% believe it is doing a good job.

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