Homelessness minister Alison McGovern was asked this morning by LBC‘s Nick Ferrari how many homeless people there are in the UK. She couldn’t answer…
After giving the government’s number of 80,000 – based on how many people report themselves as homeless – Ferrari asked whether she knew the actual estimate given by one of the UK’s biggest homeless charities Shelter. She gave up:
“I understand why you challenge me on knowing the numbers and I try to be across my brief, but I don’t know the latest Shelter figure off the top of my head.”
As of December last year Shelter said there were 382,000 homeless people in England. Excruciating to watch…
Former leader of the SNP in Westminster Ian Blackford told Times Radio why he believes Nicola Sturgeon’s claim that she spent no time in the kitchen and therefore didn’t see any of her husband’s purchases:
“She doesn’t have a passion for cooking.”