Critics of the home secretary took issue with her branding rough sleeping 'a lifestyle choice' while laying out plans to crack down on the use of tents.
Suella Braverman is facing a backlash after controversial comments she made while promoting policies to crack down on rough sleeping. The home secretary wants to restrict the use of tents by homeless people in UK towns and cities. Here's what Mrs Braverman said, what aspects of her comments have caused outrage - and some of the responses she received from fellow politicians.
It read: 'Let's make it clear: living on the streets is not a 'lifestyle choice' - it is a sign of failed government policy. 'No one should be punished for being homeless. Criminalising people for sleeping in tents, and making it an offence for charities to help them, is unacceptable. 'The housing emergency boils down to people not being able to afford to live anywhere.
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