Boris Johnson says that the number of people sleeping rough in England is "way too high." Official figures released on Thursday showed that that 4,266 people were sleeping rough on a single night in autumn 2019, 411 fewer than the previous year.
However, the total is still 2,498 higher than when the figures were first introduced in 2010 - an increase of 141%.
The prime minister was speaking on a visit to The Connection at St Martin's, a homelessness charity in central London.
Report by Jonesia.
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