Government lays out housing plans but Burnham backtracks on social renting pledge – UK politics live

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£10bn for housing with 60% social renting is at odds with PM’s previous call for programme to be spent entirely on social homes Good morning and welcome to the UK politics live blog. The government has set out its plans to spend an initial £10bn on a mix of subsidised housing in England, with a target of 60% being social renting. There’s £39bn allocated over a 10-year period … I’m saying that should be dedicated to council homes. Let’s not be coy any more … I’m saying council homes because control matters. Andy Burnham has said he plans to travel to the US next month to join European leaders l...