Westminster's homeless and rough sleeping crisis reaches record highs on Westminster Labour's watch. We spoke with the Conservative Leader of Westminster City Council, Cllr Paul Swaddle, to find out more. Paul explained,
The numbers are stark. Homelessness and rough sleeping in Westminster are at record highs and is the highest of any council in the UK.
The Labour-led council has allowed this crisis to get worse, with near year-on-year increases, without proper support to help people off the streets.
This is the reality of life under this Labour-led Council: distracted by pet projects and headlines instead of helping vulnerable people who really need it.
Westminster’s homeless and rough sleeping crisis is Labour’s crisis:
- Organised criminal exploitation that sits behind homelessness and rough sleeping left unchallenged
- Sadiq Khan ignoring entrenched encampments on TfL land, resulting in tent cities
- And the most vulnerable left without meaningful intervention
It does not have to be this way.
Our Plan for Caring Conservatism
Westminster Conservatives believe in compassion with grip. That means genuine support for people sleeping rough or facing homelessness, combined with firm action against the organised criminal networks that prey on the most vulnerable.
If elected in May, we will:
- Enhance personalised outreach and strengthen collaboration with local organisations
- Improve transitional accommodation with wraparound support
- Take firm action against organised criminal exploitation
- Challenge the Mayor on TfL tent encampments
Westminster deserves a council that treats this crisis with the urgency it demands. Westminster Conservatives will bring compassion and accountability, not managed decline.
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