ɪnðə sˈʌbsᵻkwənt mˈeɪ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd twˈɛnti wˈʌn ɹᵻʃˈʌfəl, hɪz bɹˈiːf wʌz ɹᵻdˈuːst tə ðə ʃˈædoʊ mˈɪnɪstɚ fɔːɹ hˈaʊzɪŋ, wɪð ɹˈuːθ kˈædbɛɹi ɹᵻsˈiːvɪŋ ðə plˈænɪŋ poːɹtfˈoʊlɪˌoʊ.
In the subsequent May 2021 reshuffle, his brief was reduced to the Shadow Minister for Housing, with Ruth Cadbury receiving the planning portfolio.