Should Andy Burnham launch the biggest council housebuilding programme since the post-war period?

Andy Burnham is set to become prime minister after winning Labour MP nominations to replace Keir Starmer. He has promised the biggest council housebuilding programme since the post-war period while sticking to current government debt and spending rules. Burnham has also called for the entire £39bn affordable housing budget for England to be spent on homes for social rent.