Begging stop bbc

The scale of fake homelessness in Britain was revealed today in a new documentary where one culprit with a council flat and fortnightly benefits said: 'It was either this or be a hooker'. Emily, who lives in Cambridge, is identified as a professional beggar and describes it as her full time job. Documentary maker Ellie Flynn reveals that while begging for money Emily is also paid benefits twice a month and has access to a taxpayer-funded flat. She replies: 'I try and turn up every day. This is work to me.

When asked by presenter Ellie Flynn how often she begs on the street, despite receiving benefits every two weeks as well as her flat, she said: "I try and turn up every day. This is work to me. But when pressed on why she begs despite not being homeless, she responded: "It's work, like I say. It's a job.

Keeps asking me how the PlayStation controller works and whether it is possible to close any more curtains. That sort of thing. Only… oh? Eagle-eyed viewers immediately noticed the discrepancy, and the BBC issued a short mea culpa: the line they stuck to was that footage of the wreath-laying, prepared for a preview of the wreath laying, was accidentally used instead of footage of the wreath laying ceremony. Are there lessons from what history will refer to as Wreathgate?

Liberal Democrat MP Layla Moran has led the campaign in Westminster to repeal the Vagrancy Act , which many forces in England choose not to use and which has already been repealed in Scotland and Northern Ireland. The admission comes as housing charity Crisis launch their report into the case for repealing the Vagrancy Act. I will not stop campaigning until we have scrapped this cruel law and we take a more compassionate approach to the homelessness crisis we are facing in this country. Do you agree that the Vagrancy Act should be scrapped? Click here to add your name.