Andy Burnham must scrap the Whitehall quango Homes England if he wants his council housebuilding revolution to succeed, his allies have told The i Paper.
The probable next prime minister has promised “the biggest council house building programme since the post-war era” – a plan set to be guided by his new No 10 North office.
There is mounting speculation that Burnham could break up Homes England, the public body responsible for delivering the country’s affordable housing.
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Labour mayors are pushing Burnham – expected to become party leader and PM this month – to ditch the quango and hand over housing funds directly to regional mayors.
