Government lacks ‘political will’ to tackle housing crisis, says Jenrick

By Daniel Gayne2022-05-16T13:51:00

Former housing secretary warned manifesto commitments would not be met

Boris Johnson’s former housing secretary has expressed concerns that the government’s manifesto commitment to build 300,000 homes a year will be missed “by some distance”.

Speaking on BBC Radio 4’s ‘The Week in Westminster on Saturday, Robert Jenrick warned of an “emerging political consensus” that planning policy was too difficult an issue to tackle.

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