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UK PM Burnham wants to end rough sleeping — the challenge runs deeper than the streets

Malaysia Times desk Original: Malay Mail 7/30 07:00 X
UK PM Burnham wants to end rough sleeping — the challenge runs deeper than the streets
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LONDON, July 30 — In a small square in central London, Kevin was hawking copies of the Big Issue, a charitable magazine sold by homeless street vendors.“It keeps me going,”...

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“It keeps me going,” he said. “I don’t need to go to handouts and ask for free food.”

Kevin, 60, has been homeless since being released from prison in 2010 and is sceptical about new Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s pledge to “end rough sleeping”.

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Malay Mail
Originally published
Jul 29, 2026
Updated here
Aug 15, 2026
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