Labour campaign group urges Rayner to focus £39bn affordable homes programme on council housing for social rent

By Daniel Gayne2026-07-29T11:31:00

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Letter to housing secretary also suggests extending low-cost loans to councils

A Labour Party members’ campaign group has urged Angela Rayner to refocus the government’s flagship £39bn housebuilding programme on social rent and to give council’s equal access to credit.

Rayner was reappointed as housing secretary last week Andy Burnham after less than a year out of the job, with the new prime minister having made council housing a major part of his pitch for the Labour leadership.

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