Brandon Lewis has rowed back on his pledge to build one million new homes this parliament, denying the figure was ever a target.
In this report by Inside Housing, he goes back on his previous promises…..
In the aftermath of the vote to leave the EU, the housing minister said delivering one million homes was still achievable. But he denied the figure was a “target”.
“I don’t set targets, I never set a target,” Mr Lewis told delegates at Housing 2016, appearing via video link from London.
In Inside housing last week, he warned it would be difficult to “continue towards our target of one million new homes” if the UK left the EU.
Here is the full speech: