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Cleverly backs pro-density housing report

Shadow housing secretary James Cleverly has backed a report by think-tank Policy Exchange that called for a fresh approach to building high density homes.

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By Dan Peters | 23 December 2025
James Cleverly (c) Fred Duval/Shutterstock

Shadow housing secretary James Cleverly has backed a report by think-tank Policy Exchange that called for a fresh approach to building high density homes.

The report called for the National Planning Policy Framework to make mid-rise housing the ‘statutory default for urban densification'.

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