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.