Burnham hails council house comeback with £10bn for 70,000 new homes
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- PM makes first major spending announcement on policy priority – but uses money set aside by predecessor StarmerS1
- Prime minister opts not to rip up programme drawn up under Sir Keir Starmer that mostly relies on housing associationsS2
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Burnham hails council house comeback with £10bn for 70,000 new homes
PM makes first major spending announcement on policy priority – but uses money set aside by predecessor Starmer
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Burnham compromises on council homes plan
Prime minister opts not to rip up programme drawn up under Sir Keir Starmer that mostly relies on housing associations
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Published Aug 24, 2026
What to know
- PM makes first major spending announcement on policy priority – but uses money set aside by predecessor StarmerS1
- Prime minister opts not to rip up programme drawn up under Sir Keir Starmer that mostly relies on housing associationsS2
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