Burnham makes ending rough sleeping his first policy pledge as prime minister
The Labour leader made a similar pledge as Greater Manchester mayor, although he failed to achieve this.
Burnham has made ending rough sleeping his first policy pledge as prime minister, according to a BBC Politics report published from a monitored public feed.
The Labour leader is reported to have set out the pledge early in his premiership agenda, putting homelessness at the top of his government’s priorities. The move echoes a similar commitment he made while serving as Greater Manchester mayor, when he also promised to tackle rough sleeping.
The feed summary notes that he did not succeed in fully delivering that earlier pledge. No further policy detail was included in the monitored feed item, and the report does not set out a timetable, funding plan or specific measures attached to the latest promise.
The choice of rough sleeping as a first pledge suggests an early emphasis on one of the most visible forms of homelessness. In political terms, it also revives a theme Burnham has highlighted before in local government, where he had aimed to reduce the number of people sleeping on the streets.
This article is based on a monitored public feed and a BBC Politics report. Source attribution is provided below.
Source: BBC Politics - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0jl839j6z3o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
