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Labour Announces 12 New Towns Plan for England Housing Crisis

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Above: Housing Secretary Steve Reed addresses the Labour Party conference on Sept. 28, 2025. Image copyright: Ian Forsyth/Getty Images

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The Spin

The government’s pledge to build 12 new towns across England and begin construction of at least three during this Parliament demonstrates its commitment to fixing Britain’s broken housing market. Just as the Attlee government did after the war, Labour will once again develop communities fit for the British people, with the finest housing, facilities, and unionized work.

Labour GOV.UK

For all the bravado on display at the Labour conference, this government lacks the courage to tackle the fundamentals behind the housing crisis, the U.K.’s planning laws. As long as the stifling regulations and bureaucracies remain, Labour’s latest gimmick will inevitably fail, just like the government’s pledge to build 1.5 million houses by the next election.

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Metaculus Prediction

There is a 10% chance that England will build at least 1.5 million new homes over the current parliamentary term, according to the Metaculus prediction community.