Burnham’s homelessness pledge to ‘get everyone in for Christmas’ in jeopardy

Minister says Labour hoping to offer bed to every rough sleeper in England but cites chronic housing shortage

Andy Burnham’s pledge to tackle rough sleeping by getting “everyone in for Christmas” is in jeopardy amid rising numbers of people on the streets and a severe housing shortage.

Official figures show an increase of nearly 1,000 people sleeping rough in England between January and June, the latest month for which figures are available.

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