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
Source
independent.co.ukNo-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.
On the acceptance of rough sleeping in society.
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