Angela Rayner, the Deputy Leader of the Labour Party, is planning to establish a civil service unit to tackle homelessness if Labour wins power. The proposed Ending Homelessness Unit, modeled after the Rough Sleeping Unit from Tony Blair's tenure, will be part of the new Office of the Deputy Prime Minister. Rayner's initiative aims to address the UK's housing crisis and potentially attract a generation of voters away from the Conservatives. The plan has been described as a necessary revival of Blair-era policies.
🚨 NEW: Angela Rayner will set up a civil service “Ending Homelessness Unit" based on the Blair-era "Rough Sleeping Unit" in a push to end homelessness It would be part of the new "Office of the Deputy Prime Minister" which she would lead [@BloombergUK]
Starmer Deputy Rayner revives Blair-era approach to cut UK homelessness https://t.co/0sWRpOaVE9 via @PronouncedAlva https://t.co/hw5xeVzMZN
Reheated Blairism. And absolutely necessary and right, now as then. https://t.co/3W27emJwWw
SCOOP Angela Rayner is planning a powerful Blair-style unit to tackle homelessness if Labour wins power - based on the Rough Sleeping Unit based in Number 10 under Tony Blair - will sit within the new Office of the Deputy Prime Minister at heart of govt https://t.co/6LNuWLiX0S
✍️ "It’s not just the promises Angela Rayner makes – her pledges stem from an analysis of the housing crisis that is, frankly, spot on," writes @KateAndrs. "Meaningful reform could steal a generation of voters from the Conservatives." Read more here ⬇️ https://t.co/nRNOEbtkMX https://t.co/cjrd7SCNRM