Labour ‘needs 300 new builders a day’ to hit home target – but numbers are falling

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 British Prime Minister Andy Burnham visits Alstom, on the day he unveils new technical educational routes aimed at tackling youth unemployment, on July 28, 2026 in Derby, England. (Photo by Temilade Adelaja - WPA Pool/Getty Images)
Andy Burnham inherits a major challenge with housebuilding targets (Picture: Temilade Adelaja – WPA Pool/Getty Images)

Andy Burnham’s government needs 300 people to join the construction workforce each day to reach its housebuilding target, new research has found – but instead, it’s losing 200 a day.

Labour set out its ambition to build 1.5 million new homes in England ‘over th...

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