England has reached 22.8% of Labour's 1.5 million homes target as Burnham presses ahead with his own housing plan

FullFact estimates England added 342,100 homes toward the government's 1.5 million target — about 22.8%. An internal Ministry of Housing assessment obtained by The Times found ministers expect to fall significantly short. Meanwhile, Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham pledged 10,000 council homes by 2028 and urged suspending Right to Buy — a position Whitehall has not adopted. His programme is a test case for devolved housing delivery.