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Exclusive: The deputy prime minister, writing for The Independent, has hit back at critics as she unveils a new housebuilding measure as Labour targets 1.5 million new homes over this parliament

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Angela Rayner has hit back at critics of Labour’s ambitious plan to build 1.5 million homes, warning them to “underestimate me at your peril”.

The deputy prime minister has come under increasing pressure over the flagship target after property agent Savills forecast that there would be only 840,000 new homes – just over half.