Westminster council threatens Charing Cross soup kitchen with closure

<p>Conservative authority says site is not safe for vulnerable people charity serves or general public</p><p></p><p>Westminster council is making it “impossible” for soup kitchens to operate by complaining about the “crowds of vulnerable people” who turn up to be fed, a charity has said.</p><p>Steven Stuart, who founded Friends of Essex &amp; London Homeless (FOELH) with his wife, Cheryl, a decade ago, said constant complaints from the council could force the soup kitchen to shut down.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/aug/15/westminster-council-threatens-charing-cross-soup-kitchen-with-closure">Continue reading...</a>