Rough sleepers wary of Burnham pledge: ‘So you mean he has said some words?’
On drive to end rough sleeping, homeless people and charities say they have heard similar declarations before Andy Burnham calls on wider society to help end rough sleeping by Christmas As Andy Burnham set out his plan to end rough sleeping on Tuesday night, volunteers from homelessness charity Under One Sky were offering hot drinks, sandwiches, socks, underwear and soap to dozens of rough sleepers around Tottenham C
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- Amelia Gentleman and Jessica Murray
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- Homelessness
On drive to end rough sleeping, homeless people and charities say they have heard similar declarations before Andy Burnham calls on wider society to help end rough sleeping by Christmas As Andy Burnham set out his plan to end rough sleeping on Tuesday night, volunteers from homelessness charity Under One Sky were offering hot drinks, sandwiches, socks, underwear and soap to dozens of rough sleepers around Tottenham C
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Rough sleepers wary of Burnham pledge: ‘So you mean he has said some words?’
On drive to end rough sleeping, homeless people and charities say they have heard similar declarations before Andy Burnham calls on wider society to help end rough sleeping by Christmas As Andy Burnham set out his plan to end rough sleeping on Tuesday night, volunteers from homelessness charity Under One Sky were offering hot drinks, sandwiches, socks, underwear and soap to dozens of rough sleepers around Tottenham C
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‘Burnham’s writing cheques, this one might bounce’: homeless people doubt PM’s plan
Rough sleepers and charities say they have heard similar political declarations before but seen little success Andy Burnham calls on wider society to help end rough sleeping by Christmas As Andy Burnham set out his plan to end rough sleeping on Tuesday night, volunteers from homelessness charity Under One Sky were offering hot drinks, sandwiches, socks, underwear and soap to dozens of rough sleepers around Tottenham
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‘Burnham’s writing cheques, this one might bounce’: homeless people doubt PM’s plan
Rough sleepers and charities say they have heard similar political declarations before with little success As Andy Burnham set out his plan to end rough sleeping on Tuesday night, volunteers from homelessness charity Under One Sky were offering hot drinks, sandwiches, socks, underwear and soap to dozens of rough sleepers around Tottenham Court Road in central London. Among those sleeping on the streets, the prime min
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‘Burnham’s writing cheques, this one might bounce’: doubt remains over homelessness plan
Homeless people and charities say they have heard political declarations to end rough sleeping before with little success As Andy Burnham set out his plan to end rough sleeping on Tuesday night, volunteers from homelessness charity Under One Sky were offering hot drinks, sandwiches, socks, underwear and soap to dozens of rough sleepers around Tottenham Court Road in central London. Among those sleeping on the streets
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