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Labour slams Tories’ ‘reckless’ decision to ditch mandatory affordable housing target

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.

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