Rishi Sunak ‘faces rise up’ over plans to criminalise homelessness | Politics | News | EUROtoday

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is reportedly dealing with a rise up over a plan to criminalise homelessness, it emerged final evening.

Ministers are taking a look at providing police the powers to effective – as much as £2,500 – or jail “nuisance” tough sleepers.

The bid is anticipated to be put ahead below the Government’s Criminal Justice Bill, which is because of be voted on earlier than the final election.

More than 40 Tory MPs have indicated they’d vote in opposition to it.

One of these concerned mentioned: “The Government is panicking about the scale of the rebellion…they know if it gets pushed to a vote they will lose. But we’re not backing down or giving way.

“The ball is in the Government’s court. They need to listen or it will be desperate for them.”

Polly Neate, chief government of charity Shelter, in an interview with The Times, mentioned: “Instead of punishing people for being homeless, politicians should prevent them ending up on the streets.”