ANDY Burnham could make “a big difference” to levels of homelessness because increases in the number of people sleeping rough have been “significantly driven” by UK Government decisions, a leading homelessness expert has said.
Burnham used his first speech as Prime Minister to pledge to end long-term rough sleeping in England, echoing a promise he made after becoming mayor of Greater Manchester in 2017, and mirroring what former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said he would do if elected to No 10.
