‘Astonished’ MPs told £817m has gone unspent in housing budget

Ministers face demand for urgent answers over return of cash to TreasuryMPs are demanding an urgent explanation from ministers after being told that £817m allocated for desperately needed affordable housing and other projects in cash-strapped local authorities has been returned to the Treasury unspent.The surrender of the unused cash has astonished members of the cross-party housing, communities and local government select committee at a time when Theresa May has insisted housebuilding is