Tag: pledge
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New Housing Secretary continues pledge to ‘build baby build’
Britain’s new Housing Secretary has pledged to accelerate housebuilding as Labour ramps up efforts to tackle the housing crisis. Steve Reed, who stepped into the role after Angela Rayner’s resignation, has adopted her well-known slogan, “build, baby build,” to signal continuity and urgency. He told officials he would “pull every lever” build homes and deliver…
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Construction Industry Council signs conflict avoidance pledge
The Construction Industry Council (CIC) has signed a pledge encouraging early resolution of disputes in construction and engineering. The conflict avoidance pledge is a campaign launched by the Conflict Avoidance Coalition, a group of more than 90 industry professional bodies, including RIBA, ICE and RICS. By signing the pledge, organisations commit to adopting the Conflict…
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Has Labour just quietly abandoned its 1.5 million homes pledge?
Labour’s ambitious pledge to build 1.5 million homes by the end of this parliament appears to be faltering. Following the Spring Statement, the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) projected that just 1.3 million homes will be built by 2029-30, sparking fresh scrutiny of the Labour Government’s plan for homebuilding and whether they are on course…