Andy Burnham

I was homeless as a child. I know what Andy Burnham needs to do to end rough sleeping for good
Danny Beales

I was homeless as a child. I know what Andy Burnham needs to do to end rough sleeping for good

Labour MP Danny Beales experienced homelessness as a child. He says Andy Burnham must harness the power of the impact economy if he is to prevent rough sleeping for good

Big Issue vendors react to Andy Burnham’s rough sleeping pledge: ‘It would mean the world’
Housing

Big Issue vendors react to Andy Burnham’s rough sleeping pledge: ‘It would mean the world’

The new prime minister promised that every rough sleeper in England would be offered a route off the streets by Christmas. Will he succeed? Here’s what Big Issue vendors think

‘I work with homeless veterans. It takes more than a bed for Christmas to help them out of homelessness’
Lisa Farmer

‘I work with homeless veterans. It takes more than a bed for Christmas to help them out of homelessness’

I support Andy Burnham’s ambition to end rough sleeping by Christmas but the true test will be how many people are still indoors a year later, writes Lisa Farmer, chief executive of Royal British Veterans Enterprise (RBVE)

Inside the Big Issue: 128 days to end rough sleeping
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: 128 days to end rough sleeping

Why do prime ministers now last as long as Premier League managers? 
Politics

Why do prime ministers now last as long as Premier League managers? 

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‘If people are sleeping rough, to me it says we don’t have the care for people that we should have’
Housing

‘If people are sleeping rough, to me it says we don’t have the care for people that we should have’

Andy Burnham to donate 15% of PM’s salary to homelessness fight: ‘I want to lead from the front’
Housing

Andy Burnham to donate 15% of PM’s salary to homelessness fight: ‘I want to lead from the front’

Every rough sleeper to be offered a route off the street by Christmas, says Andy Burnham
Rough sleeping

Every rough sleeper to be offered a route off the street by Christmas, says Andy Burnham

I founded a homelessness charity 10 years ago. These are the moments that kept me going
Louise Reed

I founded a homelessness charity 10 years ago. These are the moments that kept me going

Labour ‘turning the tide’ on homelessness but Burnham ‘must go further’ to help homeless kids
Housing

Labour ‘turning the tide’ on homelessness but Burnham ‘must go further’ to help homeless kids

Britain needs a new system to tackle homelessness. Here’s how Andy Burnham can change it
Ligia Teixeira

Britain needs a new system to tackle homelessness. Here’s how Andy Burnham can change it

Andy Burnham wants to end rough sleeping. These new statistics show the challenge he faces
Homelessness

Andy Burnham wants to end rough sleeping. These new statistics show the challenge he faces

Burnham says carers should be ‘the best paid people in society’. Here’s how much they actually earn
social care

Burnham says carers should be ‘the best paid people in society’. Here’s how much they actually earn

How social media is changing politics: ‘I slid into his DMs and told him not to balls this up’
Politics

How social media is changing politics: ‘I slid into his DMs and told him not to balls this up’

Burnham is singing from Big Issue’s hymn sheet on rough sleeping. It gives us reason for hope
John Bird

Burnham is singing from Big Issue’s hymn sheet on rough sleeping. It gives us reason for hope

The UK can’t achieve growth and lower poverty with a million young people locked out of opportunity
Richard Rigby

The UK can’t achieve growth and lower poverty with a million young people locked out of opportunity

Andy Burnham: ‘It’s so hard when people just walk past’
Andy Burnham

Andy Burnham: ‘It’s so hard when people just walk past’

‘Andy Burnham is right to make ending rough sleeping his first priority. Now comes the hard part’
Paula Barker

‘Andy Burnham is right to make ending rough sleeping his first priority. Now comes the hard part’

Will Andy Burnham’s £2 bus fares make a difference to the cost of living?
Cost of living

Will Andy Burnham’s £2 bus fares make a difference to the cost of living?

What has new prime minister Andy Burnham said about mental health?
Alexa Knight

What has new prime minister Andy Burnham said about mental health?

The latest ‘get out of jail card’ politician must address the poverty that undermines Britain
John Bird

The latest ‘get out of jail card’ politician must address the poverty that undermines Britain

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New prime minister Andy Burnham starts with vow to end rough sleeping. Here’s how he aims to do it
Housing

New prime minister Andy Burnham starts with vow to end rough sleeping. Here’s how he aims to do it

Nationalisation, buses and homes for rough sleepers: This is what Andy Burnham’s Britain will look like
Politics

Nationalisation, buses and homes for rough sleepers: This is what Andy Burnham’s Britain will look like

Inside the Big Issue: The Andy Burnham Blueprint
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: The Andy Burnham Blueprint

Andy Burnham has an epic task ahead of him. He needs to come out swinging
Steven MacKenzie

Andy Burnham has an epic task ahead of him. He needs to come out swinging