No10 slapped down Michael Gove today after he suggested the Tories had dropped a manifesto pledge to build 300,000 new homes each year by 2025.
Downing Street contradicted the Cabinet minister after he played down the target – admitting it could be out of reach because a planning shake-up has been watered down to appease angry Tory voters in the shires.
Mr Gove said local referendums would give communities more say on developments and make sure ‘beautiful’ homes are ‘built in the right…