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Andy Burnham: “No-one should have to bed down in a doorway or outside a station. But we’ve seen it for so long that it feels like…”

On the recordAugust 19, 2026
No-one should have to bed down in a doorway or outside a station. But we’ve seen it for so long that it feels like Westminster has started to accept it.
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Andy Burnham
Labour Party

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On the acceptance of rough sleeping in society.

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