UK government revises housing algorithm after Tory backlash
The UK government proposed a new algorithm to calculate housing targets for local councils in England. Critics, including former Prime Minister Theresa May, called it a 'mutant algorithm' that would fail to level up the North and lead to overdevelopment in the South. After a backlash from Conservative MPs, the government announced it would revise the formula to focus on building more homes in the North and urban areas.
- Date it happened
- 2020-11-01
- Organisation involved
- UK Government
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