Shadow minister criticises government's new housing targets
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Shadow minister criticises government's new housing targets
The shadow housing minister has cast doubts over whether the government can meet its amibitious new housing targets.
The government announced its target to build 1.5m homes over the next five years and pledged a further £350m for housebuilding.
Reacting to the announcement, Paul Holmes said he "very much doubts" the government will be able to deliver the target over the lifetime of the parliament.
Report by Kennedyl.
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Andrew Bailey says he is "very pleased" that the UK and the US have reached a trade deal agreement. But the governor of the Bank of England adds the deal will become much more important "if it becomes the trendsetter" for agreements involving the rest of the world. His comments come after the Bank of England cut interest rates from 4.5% to 4.25%. Report by Brooksl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
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Sir Keir Starmer has celebrated the new UK and US trade agreement, saying it will "boost trade between the two countries" and "create more jobs" in the UK. The prime minister travelled to Jaguar Land Rovers factory in the West Midlands to announce the landmark agreement.
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