Thursday, 21 January 2021

Leader Criticised For Saying Homeless Treated 'Too Well'

A council leader has been criticised for appearing to suggest his authority is seeing a rise in homeless people because it treats them "too well". Peter Nutting made the comment during a debate about Shropshire Council's new housing strategy. The Conservative said his authority's treatment of the homeless "actually attracts people to the county". But he later said he meant it was the council's policies that were too good, not the experience of homeless people. Read more on the BBC website.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-shropshire-55722079

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