While businesses and construction firms have raised concerns about a lack of skilled labour to meet his target of 1.5 million new homes in the UK before the next election, Sir Keir insists that the government will not be relying on migrant labour to get the work done.
While Sir Keir is not keen on one of them being called “Starmerville”, he has revealed that his recent visit with King Charles to his Nansledan new town in Cornwall has inspired him to create something which local communities in different parts of England feel proud of.
Sir Keir noted that when he first announced the new towns plan at Labour’s conference in 2023 he was told councils would not put forward sites, but now he has 100 to choose from.
Sir Keir Starmer is to usher in a new generation of new towns around the UK with spades in the ground before the next election in 2029.
The prime minister has revealed that there have been 100 applications from local councils to build new towns in every region in England with settlements starting at 10,000 homes and upwards.
