Welcome to britain

By Chloe Stothart 2004-07-30T00:00:00

Men who've recently arrived in central London from EU accession states collect cardboard boxes as they bed down for the night in and around Victoria coach station

Source: Michael Grieve

These men came to the UK looking for a better life. Instead they’re jobless, broke and on the streets. Chloe Stothart reports on the growing number of Polish rough sleepers in London – and the people trying to help them.

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