Angela Rayner torn apart over car crash interview hours | UK News

When pressed about the chance of that pledge coming to fruition, the 46-year-old minister denied abandoning the dedication but, in the tense interview, admitted it was an unrealistic purpose. She told listeners: “I’m not dropping it.

“I’m just saying that it’s a actually troublesome stretch goal. It’s like me saying I’m going to run the London Marathon in under 5 hours. That could be a real problem for me, but I’d do it.” Rajan was quick to point out that the government had built fewer than 300,000 homes in its first two years, well short of the number needed to meet the 1.5million target over the next five years.

She insisted: “I’m straight speaking. You know, 1.5million houses is a troublesome goal; it was when I made the goal, but I’m going to keep the goal, and I’m not going to be defeated. And the one factor I’ll say is that people have underestimated me all my life. If you inform me that I can not do one thing, I’ll go hell-bent to get it executed.”

It didn’t take long before viewers flocked to social media to share their frustrations online. One user penned: “Angela Rayner‘s Radio 4 interview this morning was a full car crash. The Housing Minister all but confessed that Labour is about to let the nation down and ditch another central election pledge.

“She tells us not to underestimate her. Yet the last time she held this belief, planning permissions for new homes crashed to their lowest level in more than a decade. She knows perfectly well they will fall miles short.”

Another agreed: “It’s really hard to underestimate Angela Rayner – the bar is pretty low.” A 3rd echoed: “Admitting she won’t get the job done on day three is a PR disaster. Who is advising her?”