Northumberland's leader hits out at increased housing targets, while Redcar faces the biggest rise.
Speaking on BBC Politics North, Conservative councillor Glen Sanderson warned hitting the new targets would mean Northumberland having "population growth of over a third".
But Labour MP Luke Myer defended the government targets, saying: "We have a housing crisis in this country."Annual housebuilding targets have risen across the North East and Cumbria with Redcar and Cleveland seeing its number increased by 1,327%; the most of any authority in the region.Responding to the new figure for Northumberland, county council leader Sanderson claimed targets were unnecessary.
"There's always a claim that there is going to be affordable housing, but those houses usually aren't affordable for people. Politics North is on BBC One in the North East and Cumbria at 10:00 BST on Sunday. Episodes are available after transmission on the iPlayerCapital gains tax must be adapted, says MPWind turbine parts factory gets £225m boost
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