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HOUSING

Labour conference: Reed reveals 12 new town sites

Housing secretary Steve Reed has revealed the location of 12 new towns as part of his pledge to ‘build, baby, build’.

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By Heather Jameson | 28 September 2025
Housing, communities and local government secretary Steve Reed visited the Linmere development in Houghton Regis © Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing secretary Steve Reed has revealed the location of 12 new towns as part of his pledge to ‘build, baby, build'.

Launching plans at Labour conference, he said: ‘I will do whatever it takes to get Britain building. We've got to ‘build baby build'.

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