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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Rajeev Syal Home affairs editor

Sunak refuses to repeat Braverman’s ‘lifestyle choice’ homelessness claim

Suella Braverman and Rishi Sunak at a Downing Street roundtable last month
Braverman and Sunak at a Downing Street roundtable last month. The home secretary said many were ‘living on the streets as a lifestyle choice’. Photograph: James Manning/AP

Rishi Sunak has declined an offer to repeat Suella Braverman’s claim that homelessness is sometimes a lifestyle choice.

The prime minister joined several senior Conservatives in distancing himself from his home secretary’s comments, although he stopped short of criticising her.

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