The new Tory Housing Minister openly admitted he made
life "uncomfortable" for the homeless as part of a zero-tolerance
crackdown. He can expect scrutiny over his previous approach to homelessness
when he was deputy leader of Westminster City Council, which he left in 2006. Under
his watch, the council was accused by one London Assembly member of adopting a
"ruthless" policy towards homeless people that included "hosing
them out of doorways". Asked in 2008 if he was behind such a
"hosing" policy, Mr Malthouse replied: "We certainly instituted
a policy of making life - it sounds counterintuitive and cruel - more
uncomfortable; that is absolutely right." Read more on the Daily Mirror
website.
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