‘It’s generations of decline’: can Andy Burnham really end rough sleeping?
Burnham’s pledge has been welcomed by homelessness charities but with some scepticism. Photograph: Martin Godwin/The GuardianView image in fullscreenA rough sleeper in south London. Photograph: Martin Godwin/The Guardian“You’ve got to get drug and alcohol services, mental health services, social services, all onboard, everybody working collaboratively to wrap around the person or it just falls apart.
- ▪Burnham’s pledge has been welcomed by homelessness charities but with some scepticism.
- ▪Photograph: Martin Godwin/The GuardianView image in fullscreenA rough sleeper in south London.
- ▪Photograph: Martin Godwin/The Guardian“You’ve got to get drug and alcohol services, mental health services, social services, all onboard, everybody working collaboratively to wrap around the person or it just falls apart.
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| Publication time | Fri, 24 Jul 2026 12:06:45 GMT |
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A rough sleeper in south London. Burnham’s pledge has been welcomed by homelessness charities but with some scepticism. Photograph: Martin Godwin/The GuardianView image in fullscreenA rough sleeper in south London. Burnham’s pledge has been welcomed by homelessness charities but with some scepticism. Photograph: Martin Godwin/The GuardianHomelessness‘It’s generations of decline’: can Andy Burnham really end rough sleeping?Outreach workers on the frontline of England’s homelessness crisis react to PM’s flagship policy pledge UK politics live – latest updates Jessica Murray Social affairs correspondentFri 24 Jul 2026 08.06 EDTLast modified on Fri 24 Jul 2026 08.11 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleIt is close to midnight, as two outreach workers from Spear, a homelessness charity in…
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