On the recordJune 25, 2026
We don't even know how many HMOs there are in South Shields. This is like the wild west.
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Emma Lewell
Labour Party
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bbc.co.ukEditor's note · Context
Commenting on the issue of shared housing in South Shields.
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Jun 25, 2026
People who are vulnerable deserve better, they deserve supported living, they don't deserve to be dumped in a property and told 'there's your room, there's your shared bathroom, crack on'.
Jun 25, 2026
I am not trying to stigmatise people here - they deserve better and my community deserves better.
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