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Ex-Apprentice winner Michelle Dewberry
catches council worker on video as he confiscated
homeless man's sleeping bag

• Video was filmed by Michelle Dewberry, who won BBC show in 2006
• She pleads with man not to remove the cardboard, sleeping bag and umbrella
• She shared the video online, adding she was in shock at the removal (virtue signal alert)
• Lambeth Council said it had repeatedly warned man to remove the possessions so guy just doing his job

A council worker has come under fire after footage of him confiscating a homeless man's sleeping bag was filmed by a former winner of the Apprentice

A council worker has come under fire after footage of him confiscating a homeless man's sleeping bag was filmed by a former winner of the Apprentice.

The video was filmed by 2006 champion Michelle Dewberry, who chastises the worker for removing the items even though she has no clue about why.

In the footage, she can be heard pleading with the man, who works for Lambeth Council, to not throw away the cardboard, sleeping bag and umbrella.

But he refuses and drives away after admitting that he knows the possessions belong to a homeless man sleeping rough in the public park in south London.

She shared the video on Twitter, adding that she was in shock after witnessing the removal.

The businesswoman posted: 'I'm sheltering from rain under canopy. Homeless man sleeps here. His cardboard, sleeping bag & umberella are here to stay dry

'Then this. @lambeth_council the guy said he works for you. His lorry was full of blankets & sleeping bags. This isn't ok. We shouldn't let this happen.'

Lots of sycophants then agreed with her in an outraged manner


however


Councillor Paul Gadsby, Lambeth Cabinet Member for Housing, defended the video.

He said: 'Lambeth does a huge amount of work to help vulnerable people who find themselves at threat from homelessness or find themselves sleeping rough.

'Despite devastating government cuts to the council's budget we have a rough sleeping team that is out day and night providing support to those in need.

'In this case, an individual had been sleeping at this location every night for four weeks.

'As with all rough sleepers, we spoke to the gentlemen continually and offered him support into local hostel accommodation so that he did not need to sleep outside.

'However, he was adamant that he wants no support or help.

'Council officers said several times that if he continues to leave possessions in a public park, they would be removed.

'That was enacted today. Our outreach team will continue trying to get him into more appropriate accommodation.'

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...eping-bag.html

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