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As Rowena Mason reports, Andy Burnham is to double spending on ending rough sleeping to almost £900m by the end of the current parliament, as he steps up efforts to get people off the streets by Christmas.
In his intervew on ITV’s Good Morning Britain, Burnham said rough sleeping was a “fixable problem”.
It’s a fixable problem. I don’t think we should have anyone in this country sleeping rough any night of the week. The damage to people’s health is catastrophic. People who’ve served in our forces. Can anyone accept that?
Rough sleeping is not inevitable. With the right funding, resources and long-term support, no one needs to sleep on a pavement. We are working closely with local authorities, regional authorities and partners to galvanise action and sustainable change.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/oct/26/andy-burnham-labour-brexit-eu-homelessness-immigration-budget-rosebank-reform-latest-news-updates
Author : Andrew Sparrow
Publish date : 2026-10-26 11:13:00
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