https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-67344806
Home Secretary Suella Braverman is still pushing for restrictions on the use of tents by rough sleepers in England and Wales.
The proposal was not in the King’s Speech setting out the government’s priorities for the year ahead.
But a source close to Mrs Braverman insisted the idea had not been dropped.
Downing Street said it would not speculate on whether the proposal would eventually be included in the Criminal Justice Bill.
The bill – which was in the King’s Speech – includes proposed new powers to tackle “persistent, nuisance, and organised begging”.
It is designed to replace the 1824 Vagrancy Act, which makes begging and rough sleeping a criminal offence in England and Wales.
One senior government source told the BBC the Criminal Justice Bill had been due to start its journey into law on Wednesday, but its introduction in the Commons had been delayed by discussions about whether to include the tents idea.
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