1 July 2025, 22:30 | Updated: 1 July 2025, 22:39

By Angela Rayner

The housing crisis has been decades in the making and has held back countless lives and life chances. This Labour government was elected to fix this mess once and for all by turning the tide on a broken system.

Having inherited the worst housing emergency in living memory, this past year has been about transforming anger into action. We have focused our energy on laying the foundations for renewal so that we can finally put roofs over people’s heads.

We’re determined to build something better.

For too long, those left at the mercy of a failing system – tenants, homeowners, councils, housing associations, developers, and builders – have been badly let down. Only by working together can we deliver the homes this country so desperately needs.

So now we are seizing this golden opportunity with both hands. We are going to transform this country by building the social and affordable homes we need, and create a brighter future where families aren’t trapped in temporary accommodation and young people are no longer locked out of a secure home.  

That’s why I’m especially proud of our new Social and Affordable Homes plan, launched today to kick off a decade of housing renewal. This isn’t just a bold vision for the next ten years – it’s a fully-funded roadmap to........

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