Brown 'Robbing Peter to Pay Paul' On Homes ; Existing Building Budgets Cuts to Fund Pm's Affordable Housing Pledge

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GORDON Brown's flagship promise of 20,000 more affordable homes is to be funded by imposing swingeing cuts on existing house building budgets, it emerged last night.

Critics blasted the Government for "robbing Peter to pay Paul" simply to fund the Pounds 1.5 billion pledge made in the Prime Minister's post-election relaunch.

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Brown 'Robbing Peter to Pay Paul' On Homes ; Existing Building Budgets Cuts to Fund Pm's Affordable Housing Pledge

It sparked claims millions were being raided from regeneration and housing schemes just to divert attention from Mr Brown's leadership woes.

Ironically the cuts came as it was announced Co...

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