Angela Rayner told new towns plan risks missing England housing targets

Exclusive: Centre for Cities analysis shows more new towns would have to be built than ever before to dent 1.5m target

Angela Rayner has been warned that the government could risk missing its housing targets by placing too much emphasis on creating new towns across England.

The deputy prime minister announced plans last month for the largest housebuilding programme since the postwar period", kickstarted by the construction of a generation of new towns.