Keir Starmer’s government must “urgently confirm” cash will continue for homeless veterans, the Conservatives’ shadow defence secretary has said, after Big Issue revealed doubts over the future of a scheme which has kept more than 1,000 former service personnel off the streets.

Hundreds of veterans could be made homeless , leaders of organisations providing housing funded by Op FORTITUDE told Big Issue, amid doubts over funding for the accommodation portion of the programme beyond March 2026.

Op FORTITUDE was introduced by the Conservative government in 2023 but backed and extended by Starmer. In his 2024 speech at the Labour Party Conference, the prime minister told the party faithful his government would “house all veterans in housing need”.

The Ministry of Defence (MoD) said it w

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