Housebuilders have reacted positively to the prime ministers’ decision to review all policy promises made during the summer leadership contest, following concern over Rishi Sunak’s pledge to ban all building on green belt sites.

The prime minister’s official spokesperson this week said that all pledges made during the contest between Sunak and rival Liz Truss were under review given the changed economic circumstances. The spokesperson said: “We are looking at all the campaign pledges and we are looking at whether it is the right time to take them forward.”

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