Hopkins Defends Housing Record

Housing Minister Kris Hopkins has defended his government’s record in office, perhaps a tad over-enthusiastically, while inevitably blasting "the mess left by the last administration".  Asked "what progress has been made on plans to increase housebuilding by 2030?” Hopkins said that "the government does not have a Whitehall building target. The last administration had a state target to increase housebuilding to 240,000 dwellings a year, yet housebuilding then fell to its lowest peacetime rate since the 1920s.” Hopkins agreed there was "more to do" but made it clear he was proud of what had been done so far. Read more on 24dash.