Windsor councillor calls for crackdown on homeless before royal wedding

Outrage as Simon Dudley urges police action to tackle ‘epidemic’ that paints town in ‘unfavourable light’

Government policy blamed for sharp rise in homelessness
The number of people sleeping rough in England has hit a record high
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The leader of Windsor council has faced a powerful online backlash after calling for a clampdown on the royal borough’s homeless population before the royal wedding.

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