Prisk Tells Council its Housing of Homeless in B and Bs is "Unacceptable"

The housing minister, Mark Prisk, has told Westminster City Council that its ongoing practice of placing homeless families in bed & breakfast accommodation for over six weeks is "unlawful and unacceptable".  In a letter to Westminster North MP, Karen Buck, Mr Prisk wrote: "The detrimental affects (sic) of B and B accommodation on families are well documented and we must avoid a return to the situation where thousands of homeless families were living in poor B&B accommodation long term."  Read more on 24dash.