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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Helena Horton

Westminster council threatens Charing Cross soup kitchen with closure

People queue for a soup kitchen, silhouetted against bright sunlight between buildings
Volunteers distribute hot meals at the weekly service in Charing Cross. Photograph: Bloomberg/Getty Images

Westminster council is making it “impossible” for soup kitchens to operate by complaining about the “crowds of vulnerable people” who turn up to be fed, a charity has said.

Steven Stuart, who founded Friends of Essex & London Homeless (FOELH) with his wife, Cheryl, a decade ago, said constant complaints from the council could force the soup kitchen to shut down.

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