In 2019, the MP I worked for lost their seat, and I was jobless the next morning. Thinking of MPs' staffers tonight. Regardless of politics, finding out you've lost your job on national television is incredibly tough.
This sign isn’t real... yet. We put up this fake sign to expose the Government’s plan to criminalise sleeping on the streets - and to find out what people on the streets of London think about it.
Email your MP now to stop these inhumane laws. https://t.co/Spfzm2dUa1
Honoured to receive my CBE from the Princess Royal after 38 years of continuous public service.
Thank you to everyone for their kind words on this Honour. I shall continue to serve my constituents with the same passion and enthusiasm that has motivated me for the last 38 years.
Sleeping on the streets is not a lifestyle choice. We don’t have nearly enough affordable homes & rents are soaring, leaving people destitute and forced to sleep rough. [🧵1/4] https://t.co/cU6WG3kpMb
'Some can afford rent, but not a 6-month deposit up front.'
An ITV News investigation has found that British families who have reasonably well-paid jobs are being forced to live in tents, as they can't afford to rent let alone buy.
@DanielHewittITV tells us more.
There is nothing temporary about the state of temporary housing in England. It is a misleading phrase in every sense. Trapped for years, the effect on the children living in it could well be permanent.
My thoughts on the latest grim homelessness stats https://t.co/E8TIFDwokK
Perhaps you've been wondering whether your own experiences of insecure housing are part of the 'housing crisis' or what they have to do with homelessness.
Let's take a look at why the housing crisis is also a homelessness crisis 👇 https://t.co/j5fzmvjxws #MakeHistory
An incredibly important Bill - huge thanks and well done to @BobBlackman 👏!
I’m also hugely proud of all the @crisis_uk campaigners who backed the #RegulatetheRogues campaign, helping the Bill to secure support across the House.
Thanks too to @FelicityBuchan for her support!
My Private Members' Bill has received Royal Assent and become an Act of Parliament, triggering the necessary consultations with the sector and local authorities.
Rogue landlords are on notice that their exploitation of the vulnerable is coming to an end. #RegulateTheRogues#SHRO
The housing crisis has a human cost. Hear how a lack of affordable housing pushed Laurie & her husband into homelessness when their landlord decided to sell. Enough is enough! Stand with Laurie & everyone facing homelessness. Sign and help #MakeHistory https://t.co/iKnIS9ww8i
A home is a fundamental human need and there is a severe lack of affordable housing in the UK.
Today, @crisis_uk, our charity partner, have launched a new campaign calling for a national mission to end homelessness.
#MakeHistory
The total collapse in affordability for low income private renters is alarming.🚨
In some parts of England there are now literally no properties available to rent for households receiving housing benefit.
We’ve been working with @crisis and @Zoopla. The data is grim 🧵
Today @crisis_uk is launching the #MakeHistory campaign! A lack of genuinely affordable homes is putting people at risk of homelessness & this shouldn't be happening in our modern society. We need action from politicians - a national mission! You can help: https://t.co/yyhwco2LyT
We know that a future free from homelessness is possible. That’s why today we’re launching our #MakeHistory campaign, calling for a national mission to end homelessness. https://t.co/PKnjdQzSpm
We know that a future free from homelessness is possible. That’s why today we’re launching our #MakeHistory campaign, calling for a national mission to end homelessness. https://t.co/PKnjdQzSpm
"This is an intolerable situation for... thousands of people and we're seeing the homelessness statistics shoot up really fast" @matthew_downie. Join us to change this and #MakeHistory https://t.co/V43KbSq27I