4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (462+ words) Andy Burnham has promised to tackle the number of 'Neets'(Image: POOL/AFP via Getty Images) Tens of thousands of teens are "hidden" from official figures on the Neets crisis and falling through the cracks, the Children's Commissioner has warned....

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (488+ words) Parents are being failed because of a lack of support, ministers have been warned(Image: Getty Images) Mums and dads of seriously ill children should be given 12 weeks of paid parental leave to be at their child's bedside, the Children’s…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (868+ words) Deputy leader Richard Tice will unveil plans to make it more difficult for single parents or unemployed people to access social housing(Image: Guy Bell/Shutterstock) Reform UK’s plans to overhaul the social housing system were this evening falling apart…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (853+ words) The PM urged the public to help end rough sleeping(Image: Steve Allen) Andy Burnham has issued a "rallying call" for volunteers to help end rough sleeping after admitting Government funding “may not fully be enough”. The new PM has…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (865+ words) As Andy Burnham prepares to apply the lessons learned from his Manchester 'A Bed Every Night' scheme, local groups say it has become a victim of its own success Andy Burnham made ending rough sleeping his first pledge on day…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (219+ words) Andy Burnham knows better than most how brutally difficult it is to get people off the streets for good. As Greater Manchester mayor, he made tackling rough sleeping a defining mission. His “A Bed Every Night” scheme helped initially drive…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (473+ words) The government has launched a new national drive to end long-term rough sleeping (Image: AFP via Getty Images) Just after I was elected Mayor of Greater Manchester, I spent a bit of time out and about selling the Big Issue....

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (735+ words) Victoria, 31, who has experienced rough sleeping, was helped by the Single Homeless Project charity She might have been a rough sleeper, but Victoria was often too scared to catch any shut-eye. The 31-year-old woman said: "The minute men realised I…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (1095+ words) Andy Burnham met homeless people on the streets of London - just hours before becoming PM in July(Image: POOL/AFP via Getty Images) Andy Burnham has declared ending rough sleeping his moral mission as he announces a national drive to…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (393+ words) While most couples hope their wedding day will mark the beginning of a long and happy marriage, one groom's plans came crashing down just hours after saying "I do". A wedding guest recalled how a newlywed couple's relationship fell apart…...