The prime minister previously said that he wanted a debate on how Britain can establish a closer relationship Speaking at his rough sleeping summit in Downing Street this morning, Andy Burnham expanded on the claim he made on Good Morning Britain about tackling rough sleeping being cheaper than ignoring the problem. (See 11.13am .) He said: We’ve also got to be conscious when we speak to the rest of the country, the taxpayers of this country, that actually to leave people sleeping rough has financial consequences. It doesn’t work for anybody and it doesn’t work for the public purse, because if you leave people in a position where they are in and out of A E, and in and out of a hospital bed, that doesn’t make sense for anybody. There is a rock-solid business case to do something to end homelessness, to put people on a path to recovery, so that they can contribute once again. And that shou