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- Labour ministers plan to name up to 12 new towns, with Elizabethtown as a frontrunner, to help deliver 1.5 million homes by 2029.
- The names will honor significant historical figures.
- Public consultations will precede any official designations.
- New housing guidelines require home-working spaces and green areas to avoid uniform neighborhoods.
- Only 16% believe the initiative will succeed in the long term.
