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  • Housebuilding targets are useless amid construction workforce crisis

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    With a depleting workforce and a mental health crisis, the government can no longer afford to ignore the construction industry.

    CAMBRIDGESHIRE, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 12: Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner make a visit to a construction site on December 12, 2024 in Cambridgeshire, England. The Labour government is announcing planning reforms to encourage economic growth and meet the government's goal of building 1.5 million new homes over the next five years. (Photo by Chris Radburn - Pool/Getty Images)

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