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Keir Starmer will later today announce plans to build the 鈥渘ext generation of new towns鈥�, it has been reported.

The Labour leader will this afternoon promise a 鈥渄ecade of national renewal鈥� in his address to his party鈥檚 annual conference in Liverpool, a party spokesperson said.

Starmer, according to widespread media reports, will announce plans to build large-scale settlements on land acquired by government-backed companies.

These companies would have powers to buy land at lower prices, without having to factor in the usual increase in the value for potential planning permission.

Labour is set to run a consultation to identify areas with 鈥渦nmet housing need鈥� suitable for new development.

Local councils would be invited to draw up proposals, with any affordable homes being put towards meeting their local housing targets.

Starmer is also expected to pledge to rewrite planning rules to set out new design standards which will have a focus on 鈥済entle urban development鈥� emulating Georgian five-storey townhouses.

Developers meeting the standards would then be given 鈥榩lanning passports鈥� to make it easier to build on brownfield land.

Starmer will also allow low-quality green belt such as scrubland to be released for development.

He will say: 鈥淧eople are looking to us because they want our wounds to heal, and we are the healers.

鈥淧eople are looking to us because these challenges require a modern state and we are the modernisers. People are looking to us because they want us to build a new Britain and we are the builders.鈥�

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Angela Rayner, housing secretary, pledged to boost affordable housing delivery by reforming the planning system and strengthening rules on developers to stop them 鈥渨riggling out of their responsibilities鈥�.

Yesterday Rachel Reeves, shadow chancellor announced plans to speed up 鈥渃ritically important鈥� infrastructure such as life sciences facilities, battery factories and 5G infrastructure.

Meanwhile, communities would be given incentives for allowing development, clearer national guidance would be set for developers to avoid unnecessary litigation and the stamp duty surcharge paid by non-UK residents would be raised to 3% to pay for 300 new planning officers.