November 6, 2023 9.00 pm This story is over 19 months old

Homelessness: Genuine issue or ‘lifestyle choice’ as suggested by the Home Secretary?

Widespread condemnation of the comments from homeless charities

By Local Democracy Reporter

Homelessness charities have condemned comments from the Home Secretary in which she said that rough sleeping in tents was a “lifestyle choice”, calling for compassion and to “look beyond the tent” if the government really want to reduce the number of people sleeping on our streets.

Home Secretary Suella Braverman came under fire over the weekend for her comments on homelessness, following proposed new laws to restrict the use of tents by rough sleepers in public spaces.


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