Group working with Labour and Lib Dem MPs oppose government’s move to introduce harsher measuresRough sleeping could be fully decriminalised after 200 years under proposals from rebel Tory MPs to repeal legislation dating from the aftermath of the Napoleonic wars.A group of Conservatives working with Labour and Liberal Democrat MPs want to strip out proposed and existing legislation that criminalises homelessness. Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/apr/01/tory-rebels-plan-decriminalise-rough-sleeping-repealing-200-year-old-law
Author : Eleni Courea Political correspondent
Publish date : 2024-04-01 14:21:55
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Tory rebels plan to decriminalise rough sleeping by repealing 200-year-old law
