LABOUR has slammed the Tories’ “reckless” decision to ditch mandatory housebuilding targets.

The 2019 Tory manifesto promised to build 300,000 new homes a year by the mid 2020s.

But ministers failed to hit the target every year since the promise was made.

Local housing targets were then made advisory rather than mandatory last year.

Over the summer, Housing Secretary Michael Gove admitted handing back £1.9 billion to the Treasury that was meant to tackle Britain’s housing crisis.

Shadow housing secretary Angela Rayner said: “Following in the disastrous footsteps of Liz Truss, [Prime Minister] Rishi Sunak’s reckless decision to abolish local housing targets is shattering the next generation’s dreams of home ownership.

“At the same time, Michael Gove has utterly failed to even get billions earmarked to fix the housing crisis out the door to where it’s needed, including money that was specifically supposed to go on building more affordable homes.

“Labour will drive the biggest boost to affordable housing in a generation with our secure homes plan.”