It's no surprise the political debate around the construction of social housing (such as it is) is basic knockabout stuff. Labour criticises the government for presiding over a catastrophic fall in affordable home construction in the first years of the parliament and a huge increase in rents for those least able to pay (both true). The government counters that it is on track to build more homes than originally expected, while getting greater value for the public purse (also both true).
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