The former Labour PM said the ban on evictions should not have been lifted – and warned that homelessness could push up unemployment further

Former PM Gordon Brown said the best route out of poverty and homelessness was a job (Image)

Gordon Brown has called for a national effort to make sure the coronavirus crisis does not lead to a generation of homeless people.null

The former Prime Minister told The Big Issue magazine the ban on evictions should not have been lifted by the Tories last month.

With millions of workers already at risk of losing their jobs, he warned that homelessness could push up unemployment even further.

Mr Brown, who has launched an Alliance For Full Employment to tackle the threat of mass unemployment, said the best route out of poverty and homelessness was a job.

He wrote: “Coronavirus must not lead to a new homeless generation.

“For 20 years The Big Issue, governments and community groups have worked to end rough sleeping and when investment was made and determination demonstrated we proved that we could make a difference.

“Now we face a new challenge.