Labour ‘staking everything’ on billions in investment to reverse UK’s decline
14-06-2025 07:00 via theguardian.com

Labour ‘staking everything’ on billions in investment to reverse UK’s decline

Exclusive: Angela Rayner in race to persuade housing associations to take on social housing projectsLabour is “staking everything” on using billions of pounds of investment to reverse Britain’s decline, Angela Rayner has said, promising people would feel the housing crisis ease by the end of the parliament.The UK housing secretary is now in a race to persuade housing associations to take on social housing projects, with nearly £40bn for affordable and social homes to be s
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