Britain's government has defended proposed legislation that aims to restrict charities from providing homeless people with tents, after facing fierce criticism.
There has been a sharp rise in the number of people sleeping on the streets, with UK mortgage rates and rents soaring since decades-high inflation fuelled the worst cost-of-living crisis in a generation.
Britain's Home Secretary Suella Braverman sparked outrage from opposition politicians and homeless charities after she said yesterday that she wants to put a stop to the"nuisance and distress" caused by homeless people pitching tents on public streets. The potential legislation is due to be included in the king's speech, which will set out the government's legislative agenda on Tuesday.
A report on homelessness published by the Heriot-Watt University in July said some 3,069 people were sleeping rough in England in November 2022 - a 26% rise from the previous year.
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