Alex Forsyth

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1,720 appearances 17 recordings 3 series first heard Apr 2026 last heard 25 Aug

Alex Forsyth’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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Newscast · Can Andy Burnham End Rough Sleeping? · 19 Aug 2026 podcast

keep trying to rope you into this and voice-verified

And it's Alex in the Westminster studio. voice-verified

Yeah, I mean he's talked about it a lot, hasn't he? voice-verified

Because for him this is clearly and I think it's totally fair to say that it is a very personal uh ambition of his. voice-verified

When he was the mayor of Greater Manchester, he made a very similar pledge and he set up a scheme so he created beds that were available in Greater Manchester so rough sleepers could go and use them. voice-verified

And initially there was some success around that, but voice-verified

In more recent years the number of rough sleepers in voice-verified

Greater Manchester has crept up. voice-verified

So for the past four years, they've gone up consecutively every year, mirroring the kind of national trends that Michael was just talking about. voice-verified

But Andy Burnham's argument around that is because in Greater Manchester they got a reputation for having this kind of accommodation available for rough sleepers, then it kind of encouraged rough sleepers from other areas to come to Greater Manchester and therefore put more pressure on the services. voice-verified

Now, his political opponents and his critics would say. voice-verified

Actually what happened is he just didn't deliver on what he said he was gonna do and didn't give it enough attention or push and he voice-verified

failed in the words of the Conservatives. voice-verified

But clearly this is something he's been committed to on a personal level for some time. voice-verified

And actually, if you remember voice-verified

On the day that he took office in Downing Street, yes, he spoke about homelessness in his initial speech on the steps of Downing Street. voice-verified

But even before that, the first visit he made was to a charity that works with homeless people in London. voice-verified

So it's clearly something that he really believes in. voice-verified

And I think what the hope voice-verified

From number ten and Andy Burnham in particular is that if it gives this enough political welly and makes this a real political priority, as well as the funding and everything else, that it might give this the kind of push that it needs. voice-verified

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