England has built under a quarter of Labour's 1.5 million homes target, while Greater Manchester's mayor pushes his own plan

England added 342,100 homes — about 23% of Labour's 1.5 million target, FullFact estimates. A government memo seen by The Times said ministers expect to miss the goal badly. Meanwhile, Greater Manchester's mayor, Andy Burnham, promised 10,000 council homes by 2028 and urged suspending Right to Buy, which lets tenants buy their home cheaply. Whitehall has not adopted his idea.