'Slim chance' government will hit 1.5m new homes target, Rayner tells BBC

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1. Sun, 13 September 2026

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   • bbc.co.uk11:16first to report
     'Slim chance' government will hit 1.5m new homes target, Rayner tells BBC

     High construction costs and the Iran war are threatening the key manifesto pledge, the housing secretary says.

   • The Guardian World11:23
     Only slim chance target of building 1.5m homes in England will be met, minister says

     Angela Rayner says manifesto pledge is not being dropped but focus is now on building council houses UK politics live – latest updates The government is unlikely to meet its target of building 1.5m homes in England, Angela Rayner has acknowledged, saying there was only a “slim chance” enough houses would be built before the next election. The manifesto pledge to build 1.5m houses by the next election was a “stretch target”, the communities secretary added, but said it was not being ditched and...

2. Tue, 15 September 2026

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   • dailymail.com10:58
     Kier Group pulls out of property investment

     The update from Kier came days after Angela Rayner said there was only a 'slim chance' Labour will meet its target of building 1.5m new-build homes in England by the end of parliament.