Speculation surrounds a potential cabinet reshuffle by the prime ministerDavid Cameron has vowed to show "fighting spirit" as he prepares to announce a series of measures designed to promote economic growth.
The government will outline details of housing and infrastructure projects to coincide with the return of MPs to Parliament after the summer break.
The PM said he wanted to "cut through the dither" that holds Britain back.
Writing in the Mail on Sunday, he said the government would lead the country along "a hard road to success".
The article comes as the prime minister is preparing his first major cabinet reshuffle and after a summer in which the coalition has come under pressure over Lords reform and whether the rich should pay more tax.
'Nimbys'
Mr Cameron said a key part of economic recovery was building the houses people needed and he warned that the country should not stand for the "paralysis" that causes new housing developments to be held up by entrenched local opposition and lengthy planning inquiries.
Mr Cameron said: "A familiar cry goes up - 'yes we want more housing, but no to every development - and not in my backyard'.
"The nations we're competing against don't stand for this kind of paralysis and neither must we.
"Frankly, I am frustrated by the hoops you have to jump through to get anything done - and I come back to Parliament more determined than ever to cut through the dither that holds this country back."
Mr Cameron also defended the government's economic strategy and said ministers would be bringing forward new bills for economic development when Parliament returned.
"We've cut the deficit by a quarter already, and we are sticking to this course: rejecting the easy path; restoring sanity to our finances; keeping Britain safe," he said.
His article concluded: "At every turn we are taking the hard road over the easy path - and we are doing so because we have a clear destination in mind: a truly great Britain; equal to the challenges of the 21st century; a country we are proud to call home not just for this golden month of the Olympics and Paralympics but in every month, all the time.
"I'm confident we're making progress. And I'm more ready than ever for the challenge ahead."
Cabinet return
Our correspondent says Mr Cameron is likely to ignore calls from some disgruntled Tory backbenchers to sack Chancellor George Osborne in his cabinet reshuffle.
Conservative party chairman Baroness Warsi has said she wants to keep her job, amid speculation that she may be replaced.
The BBC understands that any charges are unlikely to affect Mr Osborne, Home Secretary Theresa May and Foreign Secretary William Hague.
But former Chief Secretary to the Treasury, David Laws, is being tipped for a return to the cabinet.
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