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The UK government has blamed the
in construction worker
on "years of underinvestment in
". A housing ministry official said her department was doing its
to build 300,000 new homes a year. Another spokesperson added: "We will pull every
to deliver on our commitment, which includes building a diverse workforce." However, Colin Brown, a housebuilding consultant, called the government's home construction
"unrealistic". He said training
numbers of workers could take "a
". He added that the
target of adding 5,000 new apprenticeships each year was "fanciful" and a "drop in the
".
