Backbench rebellion halts vote on housebuilding targets

By Ciaran Nerval2022-11-23T11:30:00

Source: Shutterstock/ Ilyas Tayfun Salci

A vote on making the government’s 300,000 new homes a year target mandatory has been delayed after dozens of Tory backbenchers threatened to stage the first rebellion Rishi Sunak would face as prime minister.

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