Questions are being raised about whether Britain is doing enough to help society’s most disadvantaged after a homeless man died in freezing weather in central London, just metres from the entrance to Parliament.
A handwritten card signed by Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn was placed at the entrance of Westminster underground station, along with a bouquet of flowers. It read: “This should never have happened. As a country we must stop walking by.”
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