Category: Homelessness

Ministers urged to introduce rent caps to tackle housing crisis in England

Exclusive: Letter from union leaders and renters’ groups urges government to tackle root cause of unaffordable rentsUnions are calling on ministers to undo “years of damage to the housing sector” by the...

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Rough sleeping will soar unless Labour fills £1bn shortfall, charities say

Exclusive: Failure to extend funding risks biggest setback to ending homelessness ‘in recent history’, Rachel Reeves toldRough sleeping is heading back to record highs unless Labour fills a looming £1bn...

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Tom Tugendhat suggests Chagos Islands deal could lead to China establishing base there – UK politics live

Former security minister says UK decision to cede sovereignty means Mauritius could lease islands to ChinaThree of the four Tory leadership candidates have issued statement strongly denouncing the government’s decision to...

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Cleverly’s criticism of Chagos Islands deal ‘ludicrous’ says negotiator – UK politics live

Jonathan Powell says former foreign secretary had previously led talks which the Labour government have now been able to concludeThree of the four Tory leadership candidates have issued statement strongly denouncing the...

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Starmer hails Chagos Islands deal as Lammy says it will shut down illegal migration route – UK politics live

Foreign secretary says agreement with Mauritius will ‘shut down any possibility of the Indian Ocean being used as a dangerous illegal migration route to UK’Three of the four Tory leadership candidates have issued...

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Tory leadership rivals claim ‘shameful’ Chagos Islands decision will threaten UK security – UK politics live

Government has rejected claims the deal poses a security risk as David Lammy says it will close down an illegal migration route to the UKThree of the four Tory leadership candidates have issued statement strongly denouncing the...

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Police ‘left to deal with fallout’ of poorly planned early release of 1,700 prisoners

Police association chief says criminals potentially being freed in England and Wales without proper rehabilitation plans‘Inevitable some will get recalled’: concern as 1,700 prisoners released earlyPolice are at...

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Record homeless figures in England prompt calls to tackle ‘national scandal’

Latest housing data show 151,630 children in temporary accommodation – the most since records beganMore than 150,000 children in England are living in temporary accommodation, prompting calls for the government to address...

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