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  "id": 16779588,
  "title": "Labour MPs urge chancellor to forgive councils' debt to boost house building",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/labour-mps-urge-chancellor-to-forgive-councils-debt-to-boost-house",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-27T10:55:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Sky News",
    "slug": "sky-news",
    "url": "https://news.sky.com/story/labour-mps-urge-chancellor-to-forgive-councils-debt-to-boost-house-building-13604326"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Labour MPs are urging the Treasury to forgive billions of pounds of legacy debt owed by councils to support Andy Burnham's pledge for a post-war housebuilding boom.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}