Government rough sleeping funding may not ‘be enough’ to tackle problem, says Burnham – UK politics live
PM pledges to get rough sleepers off streets for Christmas but issues ‘rallying call’ for community and voluntary organisations to help with plan Andy Burnham has admitted government funding “may not fully be enough” to achieve his aim of offering a place to stay to every rough sleeper by Christmas, as he made a “rallying call” for communities to get behind his plan. Speaking on a visit to the north-east of England,
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- The Guardian
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- 19 Aug 2026, 14:00 UTC
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- Tom Ambrose (now) and Mabel Banfield-Nwachi (earlier)
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- Politics
PM pledges to get rough sleepers off streets for Christmas but issues ‘rallying call’ for community and voluntary organisations to help with plan Andy Burnham has admitted government funding “may not fully be enough” to achieve his aim of offering a place to stay to every rough sleeper by Christmas, as he made a “rallying call” for communities to get behind his plan. Speaking on a visit to the north-east of England,
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Government rough sleeping funding may not ‘be enough’ to tackle problem, says Burnham – UK politics live
PM pledges to get rough sleepers off streets for Christmas but issues ‘rallying call’ for community and voluntary organisations to help with plan Andy Burnham has admitted government funding “may not fully be enough” to achieve his aim of offering a place to stay to every rough sleeper by Christmas, as he made a “rallying call” for communities to get behind his plan. Speaking on a visit to the north-east of England,
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Government rough sleeping funding may not ‘be enough’ to tackle problem, says Burnham – UK politics live
PM pledges to get rough sleepers off streets for Christmas but issues ‘rallying call’ for community and voluntary organisations to help with plan Andy Burnham has admitted government funding “may not fully be enough” to achieve his aim of offering a place to stay to every rough sleeper by Christmas, as he made a “rallying call” for communities to get behind his plan. Speaking on a visit to the north-east of England,
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Government rough sleeping funding may not ‘be enough’ to tackle problem, says Burnham – UK politics live
PM pledges to get rough sleepers off streets for Christmas but issues ‘rallying call’ for community and voluntary organisations to help with plan Andy Burnham has admitted government funding “may not fully be enough” to achieve his aim of offering a place to stay to every rough sleeper by Christmas, as he made a “rallying call” for communities to get behind his plan. Speaking on a visit to the north-east of England,
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Government rough sleeping funding may not ‘be enough’ to tackle problem, says Burnham – UK politics live
PM pledges to get rough sleepers off streets for Christmas but issues ‘rallying call’ for community and voluntary organisations to help with plan Andy Burnham has admitted government funding “may not fully be enough” to achieve his aim of offering a place to stay to every rough sleeper by Christmas, as he made a “rallying call” for communities to get behind his plan. Speaking on a visit to the north-east of England,
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Government rough sleeping funding may not ‘be enough’ to tackle problem, says Burnham – UK politics live
PM pledges to get rough sleepers off streets for Christmas but issues ‘rallying call’ for community and voluntary organisations to help with plan Andy Burnham has admitted government funding “may not fully be enough” to achieve his aim of offering a place to stay to every rough sleeper by Christmas, as he made a “rallying call” for communities to get behind his plan. Speaking on a visit to the north-east of England,
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