"The government is expected to announce on Sunday a programme to build 12 new towns across England in a bid to address the country's housing crisis. The housing secretary, Steve Reed, will unveil the initiative at Labour's annual conference as it begins in Liverpool. The prime minister, Keir Starmer, described the proposals as national renewal in action. It comes as the new towns taskforce, established in September last year, publishes a report with a raft of recommendations for fresh developments across the country."
"Labour is keen to present the proposals as a rejection of what it sees as the quick fix politics of Reform. Reed will tell delegates that the project is modelled on the housing boom overseen by Clement Attlee's postwar Labour government, which built more than one million homes between 1945 and 1951. Reed's project will rely on public and private funding but the total anticipated cost is unclear."
"The taskforce is expected to say that, collectively, the new towns could deliver up to 300,000 homes over the coming decades. Reed, who became housing secretary just three weeks ago following the resignation of Angela Rayner, will say he will do whatever it takes to get Britain building to restore the dream of home ownership to thousands of families across the country."
The government will announce a programme to build 12 new towns across England to address the housing crisis. Housing secretary Steve Reed will unveil the initiative at Labour's annual conference in Liverpool. A new towns taskforce, established in September, publishes recommendations for fresh developments that could collectively deliver up to 300,000 homes over coming decades. The project is modelled on the postwar Attlee housing boom that built more than one million homes between 1945 and 1951. The scheme will rely on public and private funding; total cost remains unclear. The plan aims to restore access to home ownership and create entire new communities.
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