"Angela Rayner was one of the last to agree her budgets with Rachel Reeves and her colleagues at the Treasury ahead of the recent spending review."

"The revised National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) published last week confirmed significant uplift in housing requirements for England of over 20% at a national level. "

"The new government has set an ambitious housing target of building 1.5 million homes over the next five years – 300,000 a year."

"With a promise to deliver 1.5 million new homes by 2030, the government needs to increase the volume of homes being built and reduce the time it takes for sites to progress through the planning process. "

"Consistent under-delivery has led to home-ownership becoming unaffordable across the capital. "