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The biggest factor pushing many councils into severe financial difficulty is housing. London Councils estimates that boroughs are collectively spending £4 million pounds a day on housing homeless Londoners. Helen Drew | #politicslondon |

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Ratnakar Tiwari1 year ago

@helen_drew Why can't the people waiting for social housing be housed outside London in cheaper parts of the country? What am I missing? #politicslondon

M6JKW1 year ago

@samanthaTVnews @helen_drew Get rid of Khan

The Unheard Voice1 year ago

@helen_drew They are not housing Londoners

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