Poverty in South Wales West

Part of 1. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 1:43 pm on 13 February 2018.

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Photo of Carwyn Jones Carwyn Jones Labour 1:43, 13 February 2018

Yes, absolutely, but they're not listening, are they? I went to visit people who were homeless before Christmas, and I'd advise the Conservatives to do the same; perhaps they might learn something. But the reality is that they are indifferent to the suffering of people who are homeless. They are indifferent to the problem of rough-sleeping. The leader of the opposition sits there, from his country estate, and condemns people for being homeless. That is the reality of where he comes from. We, as a party, have committed £10 million to ending—[Interruption.] I know it hurts. I know it hurts you, and you don't like the truth—I understand that. We have committed £10 million to end the scourge of youth homelessness while the Conservatives have sat and done nothing.