Jessica West is sat on the pavement outside Starbucks sheltering from the pouring rain. The night before, as temperatures in Manchester city centre dropped to 6C, she slept in the doorway of a Wagamama.
READ MORE: 'I was sleeping in a tent under a tree... then the kindness of Mancunians changed everything' "As a woman everyone thinks you're a prostitute or they think we're all spice heads or heroin addicts, but not everyone is like that.Braverman's comments were condemned by senior Conservatives and homeless charities in a widespread backlash. In a letter to the Home Secretary organisations including Crisis, Centrepoint, St Mungo's and Pathway wrote: "Sleeping on the street is not a lifestyle choice.
Sat outside Urban Outfitters on Market Street, a homeless man, who asks not to be named, is more succinct when asked to respond to the Home Secretary's claims. "Bulls***," he replies.He explained how the day before his sleeping bag was taken, so he slept 'curled up in a doorway and hoped for the best'. "It was absolutely freezing," he said.
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