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The Tory government has quietly dropped its key pledge to 'fix the broken housing market' from official plans.

The slogan was scrubbed from top Housing Ministry documents just months after Theresa May made it a central vow at the Conservative Party Conference.

Used by Tory ministers since at least 2016, 'Fixing our broken housing market' was the title of a government White Paper in February last year.

The 2017 Tory manifesto also vowed to "fix the dysfunctional housing market" before the Prime Minister used the phrase in her October conference speech.

It was last used by Tory ministers just three days ago.

But the slogan has vanished from the Housing Ministry's annual 'single departmental plan' - where it was previously objective number one.

It has been replaced by "deliver the homes the country needs" in the new plan, which was published with little fanfare on Wednesday.

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Neither the words "fix" nor "broken" feature in the new plan.

Government sources today insisted no policy had changed - just the wording of the slogan.

But Shadow Housing Secretary John Healey said: "Words count and what the government says matters.

"Even Tory Ministers now admit they have no plan to fix the housing crisis.

"It's been eight years of failure all fronts on housing from falling home-ownership to rapidly rising homelessness."

The new plan promises to "make the vision of a place you call home a reality" and "create socially and economically stronger and more confident communities".

It also vows to "deliver a sustainable future for local government", a stronger promise than before, as well as navigate through Brexit and ensure support for those hit by the Grenfell Tower fire.

A spokesman for the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government said: "Our priorities have not changed.

“This government is firmly committed to building a housing market fit for the future, with the homes our communities need.

“We have a comprehensive plan to deliver this, including reforming planning rules and investing £9billion in affordable homes.

“We are also allowing councils to borrow more and providing them with increased certainty over rents so they can build more homes.”