As Labour’s first Tees Valley mayor, I’ll fight to ensure everyone has a home
I used to run a charity that dealt with many people facing homelessness. I remember walking into a…
Rough sleeping
Labour councils are on the Covid frontline. We need funding and powers
Coronavirus has had a devastating impact in every part of our country, but in the face of this…
The government’s coronavirus response must address our housing crisis
For most of the lockdown, we have been told to ‘stay at home’ – but what if you…
“Now is the time to act” to end rough sleeping, says Labour
Labour has said that “now is the time to act” to end rough sleeping in the UK, and…
Homeless people are dying in bins while ministers fiddle the figures
A man was found dead in a commercial bin in Southwark last week. Stories like this one are…
How Labour is tackling rough sleeping in Birmingham
Over the last decade, homelessness has soared under the Tories. It is a moral emergency that we see…
Urgent memo to Labour activists. Go where you are most needed.
There is just one week to go until polling day, and Labour is not currently on track to…
Labour declares “moral mission” to end rough sleeping
Labour has declared a “moral mission” to end rough sleeping – and accused the Conservatives of being “directly…
Melanie Onn: Three housing policies I’d like the Tories to steal from Labour
The number of rough sleepers is a national disgrace. Rough sleeping has nearly trebled since the Conservatives took…
Melanie Onn: Rough sleeping has soared by 170% – but the Tories “don’t know” why
The homelessness minister revealed in an interview with The Guardian that she doesn’t know why homelessness has risen.…
