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

£10bn for housing with 60% social renting is at odds with PM’s previous call for programme to be spent entirely on social homes

The Greens have accused Andy Burnham of a “massive backtrack” after the government announced that only 60% of the Affordable Homes Programme would be spent on council housing.

Green MP Hannah Spencer said:

This is a massive backtrack by Andy Burnham, who made a clear pledge to dedicate the £39bn Affordable Homes Programme to building desperately needed council housing.

It is another missed opportunity to provide the genuinely affordable housing that is so desperately needed.