‘I was crying and shaking’: vulnerable people face ‘inhumane’ ultimatums from London councils

Charities say a number of London councils are acting unlawfully and targeting particularly vulnerable people. Photograph: Oleg Elkov/Getty Images/iStockphoto

Having fled sex trafficking gangs in Belgium and Manchester, the woman from Albania thought she was finally safe when she arrived in west London with her two young children.

A single mother, she had been granted asylum in the UK and was ready to start a new life in the capital. But first they needed a home.