HOMELESSNESS

Clear up the logjam

We need more work on systems which aren’t up to scratch to bring Ukrainians to the UK, says Sir Bob Neill – but the improvements required will put further pressures on local authorities.

Just down from my house, on an otherwise ordinary residential road in my constituency, stands something quite remarkable.

Halfway along, on a small, unassuming bench lies a plaque commemorating Reverend I.E. Davidson and Mrs L.E. Davidson. Together, they helped rescue 68 Jewish children from central Europe in 1939, relocating them to Chislehurst.

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