# Can the UK actually end rough sleeping? | BBC Newscast

https://mins.news/en/video/26616

- BBC News, 2026-08-19 20:00 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fakl0kbadnE

> The programme examines Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s plan to get rough sleepers off the streets by Christmas, the first pledge he made on entering Downing Street. It also considers how the economy, higher interest rates and rising energy prices are affecting rough sleeping.

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