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| UK politics - live updates: Theresa May admits homelessness is a source of 'national shame' | |
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| Theresa May has attempted to shift focus away from Brexit today as she delivered a speech on the state of the housing market in Britain. | Theresa May has attempted to shift focus away from Brexit today as she delivered a speech on the state of the housing market in Britain. |
| She announced plans to penalise property developers who do not build homes quickly enough, urging the to “do their duty" to Britain. | She announced plans to penalise property developers who do not build homes quickly enough, urging the to “do their duty" to Britain. |
| The PM also used her speech to address rising levels of homelessness in the UK, adding: "In 2018, in one of the world’s largest, strongest economies, nobody should be without a roof over their head. | The PM also used her speech to address rising levels of homelessness in the UK, adding: "In 2018, in one of the world’s largest, strongest economies, nobody should be without a roof over their head. |
| "This isn’t just a British problem – in recent years homelessness has risen across Europe – but it is source of national shame nonetheless." | "This isn’t just a British problem – in recent years homelessness has risen across Europe – but it is source of national shame nonetheless." |