Andy Burnham
Autumn budget 2026: Keeping housing benefit freeze ‘puts rough sleeping promise at risk’
Autumn budget 2026: Keeping housing benefit freeze ‘puts rough sleeping promise at risk’
Chancellor John Healey decided not to raise local housing allowance rates at the autumn budget. Campaigners have warned it will lead to families facing ‘impossible choices’
Can Labour still hit their 1.5 million homes target?
Can Labour still hit their 1.5 million homes target?
There have already been a few bumps but can Angela Rayner and Andy Burnham deliver the promised building boost?
How can we end rough sleeping when frontline workers are facing burnout?
How can we end rough sleeping when frontline workers are facing burnout?
The prime minister has given the country an ambition to believe in. Now we must give the people on the frontline the tools they need to achieve it, writes St Martin-in-the-Fields Charity’s Duncan Shrubsole
Andy Burnham: ‘I’m not naive. You can’t say there will be nobody sleeping rough after Christmas’
Andy Burnham: ‘I’m not naive. You can’t say there will be nobody sleeping rough after Christmas’
What counting women sleeping rough in London taught me about Andy Burnham’s homelessness promise
What counting women sleeping rough in London taught me about Andy Burnham’s homelessness promise
‘I feel a thrill of hope about Andy Burnham’s government. I’m not embarrassed to say I cried’
‘I feel a thrill of hope about Andy Burnham’s government. I’m not embarrassed to say I cried’
Big Issue has always been bad at promoting itself. Andy Burnham can teach us a lesson
Big Issue has always been bad at promoting itself. Andy Burnham can teach us a lesson
Ending rough sleeping isn’t just about money – it takes everyone pulling together
Ending rough sleeping isn’t just about money – it takes everyone pulling together
The success of Andy Burnham’s rough sleeping pledge can’t be judged on Christmas Day. Here’s why
The success of Andy Burnham’s rough sleeping pledge can’t be judged on Christmas Day. Here’s why
Lives are being ‘tragically cut short’ due to homelessness. These are the numbers you need to know
Lives are being ‘tragically cut short’ due to homelessness. These are the numbers you need to know
‘Disabled pensioners are given less help just when we need it most’
‘Disabled pensioners are given less help just when we need it most’
Andy Burnham visits Big Issue-backed homelessness charity in bid to end rough sleeping
Andy Burnham visits Big Issue-backed homelessness charity in bid to end rough sleeping
Big Issue at 35: How prime ministers have supported Big Issue vendors
Big Issue at 35: How prime ministers have supported Big Issue vendors
As Big Issue turns 35, our mission to terminate homelessness is unchanged
As Big Issue turns 35, our mission to terminate homelessness is unchanged
Andy Burnham exclusive on rough sleeping plan: ‘It’s not just a one-off thing for Christmas’
Andy Burnham exclusive on rough sleeping plan: ‘It’s not just a one-off thing for Christmas’
A message to you, Andy: the nation needs you to keep your word on rough sleeping
A message to you, Andy: the nation needs you to keep your word on rough sleeping
‘Andy Burnham must not repeat the mistakes of the past on homelessness’
‘Andy Burnham must not repeat the mistakes of the past on homelessness’
Are Andy Burnham’s affordable homes plans a ‘council housing revolution’ or a ‘massive backtrack’?
Are Andy Burnham’s affordable homes plans a ‘council housing revolution’ or a ‘massive backtrack’?
If tech giants want to build data centres, make them give something back to society
If tech giants want to build data centres, make them give something back to society
Paul Heaton: ‘My mum liked me sticking fingers up at the world’
Paul Heaton: ‘My mum liked me sticking fingers up at the world’
I was homeless as a child. I know what Andy Burnham needs to do to end rough sleeping for good
I was homeless as a child. I know what Andy Burnham needs to do to end rough sleeping for good
‘I work with homeless veterans. It takes more than a bed for Christmas to help them out of homelessness’
‘I work with homeless veterans. It takes more than a bed for Christmas to help them out of homelessness’
Inside the Big Issue: 128 days to end rough sleeping
Inside the Big Issue: 128 days to end rough sleeping
Why do prime ministers now last as long as Premier League managers?
Why do prime ministers now last as long as Premier League managers?
‘If people are sleeping rough, to me it says we don’t have the care for people that we should have’
