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Susan Hall slams Sadiq Khan's homelessness pledge as 'another promise he will fail to deliver'

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Vincent
Published date15 April 2024
Publication titleMyLondon (England)
Some £10 million the biggest single intervention to tackle rough sleeping from City Hall on record would be used to fund an expanded network of "ending homelessness hubs" under the plans. The hubs are designed to help an extra 1,700 rough sleepers every year with rapid reassessment and rehousing

In his speech, Mr Khan will say it is time "to reject the notion that homelessness is some natural, stubborn feature of modern life that we have no option but to abide".

The mayor's campaign has framed the May 2 vote as a "neck-and-neck" two-horse race between Labour and the Tory candidate Susan Hall, despite recent polling putting him on firm course for a historic third term.

On Monday, Labour will present the contest as a choice between "a mayor who is delivering a fairer London for all and the Tory candidate who has voted against free school meals for all state primary school pupils and Sadiq's fares freeze".

The party said Mr Khan's opponent "has strongly backed a programme of cuts by the Government which has led to a 14-year Tory failure over rough sleeping". It comes after the Conservative Government faced a backlash over plans to clamp down on "nuisance" rough sleepers in its...

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