The People's Kitchen on Andy Burnham's 'good priorities' after rough sleeping pledge

A huge package of increased funding has been announced by the Prime Minister, to help 'get everyone in for Christmas'

PM says public money alone won’t solve problem but ‘we did it in the pandemic, we can do it again’ UK politics live – latest updates Andy Burnham has said government money alone may not be enough to get rough sleepers off the streets by Christmas, as experts called for more of a plan to deal with the problems that ca

Speaking on a visit to the North-East of England, Andy Burnham warned the funding might not be enough, and issued a plea to the public to get behind his 'moral mission'

Thousands of people are thought to sleep rough in London each night (Picture: Henry Nicholls/AFP via Getty Images) A month ago, Andy Burnham stood outside 10 Downing Street and said his ‘first instruction’ as Prime Minister would be to end rough sleeping in the UK. According to the Chain database, which tracks rough sl

Prime Minister Andy Burnham has promised that everyone bedding down in a doorway or outside a station would be offered a route out of the cold by Christmas.

The Prime Minister said he wants everyone who needs a bed to get somewhere to sleep by Christmas

'We've got to keep a relentless focus on it'09:11, 19 Aug 2026Updated 09:20, 19 Aug 2026Prime Minister Andy Burnham's record of tackling rough sleeping in Greater Manchester when he was mayor was today defended by the Housing Secretary, Angela Rayner.‌Mr Burnham vowed to end rough sleeping in one of his first major pol

Andy Burnham accused of 'virtue signalling' after pledging to tackle rough sleeping 'by Christmas': 'Irritating!'  GB News

Rough sleepers in England will be offered housing, in a move likened to the “Everyone In” initiative during the pandemic.

UK prime minister vows to ‘get people out the cold’ in run-up to Christmas, in echo of policy he supported in Manchester

Everyone in for Christmas: PM launches drive to end rough sleeping across Britain by the end of 2026  lbc.co.uk