I’ve long been a huge fan of Emmaus, a charity which creates a community for people affected by homelessness and rough sleeping. There’s such a strong ethos of self reliance, community support, and entrepreneurship that people who have failed to respond to other pathways off the streets can often do really well at Emmaus.

I love the work they do so much that I’ve even visited communities in France when I was on holiday a few years ago. France is where the organisation was founded. And when I was a government advisor back in 2006/7 I brought a cabinet minister to visit the Portslade community.